YourVoice.Now Summary
Homeland Security would have to run one practice drill for an attack on farms and the food supply.
The details
Most people would see no change in daily life. The bill orders one government drill, not a new rule and not a new cost. Homeland Security would have to run a practice exercise for an attack on farms and the food supply. The drill would have to happen within four years. One part would cover someone sneaking a harmful germ into the country. Another would cover someone releasing one here. States, tribes, cities, farm and food companies, and emergency crews would take part. Within 180 days after the drill, the department would report what it learned to two committees in Congress. The bill sets aside no money. It gives no one new power over farms or land.
Congressional Summary
Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within four years after the bill’s enactment, to conduct an exercise to enhance collective domestic prevention, response, and recovery regarding acts of agroterrorism (i.e., terrorism targeting or threatening agriculture and food systems of vital importance to national security, public health, or safety). The scenario in the exercise must involve agroterrorists transporting and deploying in the United States a biological agent (e.g., microorganism or infectious substance) capable of harming critical agriculture and food operations and must address how relevant public and private entities can coordinate to develop preparedness and mitigate widespread disruption. Within 180 days after completion of the exercise, DHS must submit to Congress an after-action report including the findings of the exercise, plans for incorporating lessons learned into future operations, and recommended legislative actions.
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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