The August 2026 FBI search warrants used to seize Eric Swalwell's phone and laptop were executed under Section 242 of Title 18, a federal statute prohibiting public officials from abusing authority to deprive constitutional rights

Bicameral federal legislature of the United States, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which writes law, controls federal spending and oversees the executive branch. Its two chambers represent states and districts on different terms and hold different constitutional powers.