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119-hr-2261119th Congress

Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act

Sponsored By: Representative Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

Passed House

Summary

Embeds privacy and civil liberties protections into how DHS handles intelligence. It assigns the Chief Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to judge whether intelligence is shared, retained, and disseminated in ways that protect those rights, and it requires targeted training for personnel who analyze, review, or disseminate intelligence.

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  • Intelligence personnel: Must receive training on privacy rules, including the Privacy Act of 1974, and on civil rights and civil liberties. Training focuses on staff who can disseminate or review intelligence analyzed by the Department.
  • Chief Privacy Officer and Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Gain formal responsibility to determine whether sharing, retention, and dissemination of intelligence comply with privacy and civil rights protections.
  • People whose data is handled by DHS intelligence: Information must be shared, retained, and disseminated in ways that protect privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, making those protections part of DHS intelligence rules.

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Stronger privacy rules for Homeland Security intelligence

This bill would require Homeland Security to handle intelligence in ways that protect privacy and civil rights. The Chief Privacy Officer and the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer would decide if sharing and retention meet these standards. DHS would work with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to train staff on the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and other laws. Training would focus on staff who share or review intelligence for release. These requirements would start upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

PR • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

Roll Call Votes

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