HR 7443
Passed a chamber
Directs the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security to give higher priority to intelligence support for state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and private sector entities, and requires a report to Congress within 180 days.
Official title: I&A Mission Reorientation Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
09-FEB-2026
Referred
09-FEB-2026
Approved by committee
24-JUN-2026
Reported
15-SEP-2026
On the calendar
15-SEP-2026
Passed
16-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
16-SEP-2026
- Adds a new mission paragraph to the Homeland Security Act that prioritizes intelligence support for state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and private sector entities.
- Calls for two-way information sharing, with intelligence received from these governments and entities as well as intelligence sent to them.
- Requires the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to report to Congress within 180 days on implementation, information sharing progress, effectiveness metrics, and any needed resource changes.
- States that the section does not change the office's watchlisting functions.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (09-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security Committee (House)
- Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 2 D■ 1 R
2 Democrats
1 Republican