YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityHomeland Security would get one year to give Congress a plan to modernize national terrorism alerts — GAO reviews it after two.
Transparency & Accountability
- Reporting requirements — DHS must deliver an alert-system modernization strategy within one year
- Reporting requirements — GAO must report to Congress on implementation within two years
- Public accessibility review — Strategy must address whether alerts reach the most people possible
- Stakeholder consultation — Public, private sector, and responders must be engaged before the plan is written
The details
Homeland Security would have one year to hand Congress a plan for modernizing the country's terrorism alert system. The National Terrorism Advisory System is how the government warns the public about credible threats. The plan would have to look at naming a specific office or official to run it. It would also set out when alerts get issued and when they expire. The plan would examine whether current alerts actually reach people and communicate useful detail. It would look at how alerts affect police, firefighters, and emergency responders at every level of government, including tribal and territorial agencies. Before writing it, the Secretary would have to gather feedback from the public, private companies, and responders. The Government Accountability Office would then report to Congress on how the plan was carried out, two years after the bill takes effect.
Congressional Summary
Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a strategy to modernize the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). The NTAS communicates information about terrorist threats by providing advisories to the American public.The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to report on implementation of the strategy.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-02-09
- Date Added
- 2026-08-01
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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