# 119-hr-2158: Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025

119-hr-2158, Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2158
- Congress: 119
- Title: Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a DHS Transnational Repression Working Group** that would analyze, monitor, and coordinate federal responses to foreign-government efforts to harass, coerce, or harm U.S. persons in the United States. It would produce annual unclassified assessments for seven years and fund research and testing to help federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners counter these threats while protecting privacy and free speech. - People and communities targeted by foreign repression: would see increased federal tracking and yearly public reports that quantify responsible actors and describe attempted incidents. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials and fusion centers: would receive coordinated information sharing, analytical products, and DHS research and testing to improve detection and response. - DHS operations and civil-rights safeguards: would create a director-level position inside Homeland Security Investigations, require sufficient staffing including at least one privacy compliance employee, and mandate compliance with constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and free-speech protections.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Homeland Security team to track foreign repression: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Transnational Repression Working Group at Homeland Security. It would analyze and share threats with the DHS intelligence office and fusion centers. The investigations director would appoint its leader, who reports to the Secretary and HSI. DHS would staff the group, includ…
- Homeland Security research to counter repression: benefit, low. Not later than one year after enactment, Homeland Security would start research and testing of tools and techniques. The goal would be to help Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial officials counter transnational repression and related terrorism threats. This work would be coordinated with…
- Free speech safeguards and who is covered: mixed, medium. All activities under this bill would have to follow constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections. They may not infringe the lawful free speech of U.S. persons. The bill would also define who and what is covered. It defines transnational repression as coercion, threats, or…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2158 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2158)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2158 (as of 2026-09-21).