# 119-hr-7435: DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act

119-hr-7435, DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7435
- Congress: 119
- Title: DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates an independent Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and a dedicated Ombuds to scrutinize DHS intelligence for timeliness, objectivity, and politicization.** This office would review intelligence activities and help decide what can be released publicly while protecting sensitive information. - DHS intelligence staff get a confidential, retaliation-free forum to raise concerns about politicization, biased reporting, or civil rights and civil liberties abuses. The Ombuds can initiate reviews and make recommendations to component leaders. - The Ombuds must be a senior career employee with experience in intelligence and civil rights enforcement and may not hold any other DHS position. - Heads of DHS intelligence components must provide formal responses to Ombuds recommendations and meet Ombuds information requests on a 60-day timeline. - The Ombuds would report to relevant House and Senate committees within one year and annually after that, and may report directly to Congress on urgent concerns. The office would also help balance public disclosure with homeland security protections.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New DHS intelligence oversight office: benefit, medium. If enacted, DHS would create an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office led by a senior career Ombuds. The Ombuds would not hold any other DHS job and would need experience in intelligence and civil rights work. The Ombuds would report to the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Anal…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
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- 119-hr-7315: Advancing Policy Priorities Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-7435 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7435)

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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7315: Advancing Policy Priorities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7315)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7435 (as of 2026-09-21).