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Civil LibertiesDHS's intelligence office would have to give state and local agencies enough priority and resources.
Civil Liberties
DHS's intelligence office would have to give enough priority, staff, and money to its work with state, local, and tribal governments and private firms. The bill measures that against its work for national intelligence agencies. It does not say how much is enough. The office would also have to post staff in the field to spot new threats.
Fusion centers are joint centers where federal, state, local, and tribal agencies pool information to spot crime and terrorism. The office would have to keep strong, steady ties with them and share information in both directions.
More about this bill
Most people would notice no change in daily life. The bill would reset the priorities of the Homeland Security Department's intelligence office. That office gathers and shares information about threats inside the United States. The office also helps state, local, and tribal governments and private firms. That work would have to get enough priority, staff, and money. The bill compares it to the office's work for national intelligence agencies. It does not say how much is enough. The work includes posting staff in the field. It also includes steady ties with fusion centers, where federal and state agencies pool information on crime and terrorism. Information would have to move both ways, not just from local agencies to Washington. The bill states that it does not change the office's watchlist work. A report to Congress would be due 180 days after the bill became law.
Congressional Summary
Congress's official summary of this bill still describes an earlier version of the text, so we have left it out here. You can read it on Congress.gov.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed House
- Action Date
- 2026-09-16
- Date Added
- 2026-09-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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