# 119-hr-7448: Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026

119-hr-7448, Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7448
- Congress: 119
- Title: Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Modernize the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS)** by requiring DHS to produce a strategy that makes terrorism alerts clearer, sets oversight, and expands how bulletins reach the public. - Families and the public would get clearer, more accessible NTAS bulletins and alerts designed to reach a larger audience. - Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and emergency responders would see defined criteria and protocols to improve how alerts help prepare for, prevent, respond to, and mitigate threats. - Department of Homeland Security staff would be required to designate an office or official to oversee NTAS and to set standard operating procedures, including how and when alerts are issued and ended, and to assess NTAS effectiveness in communicating timely information. - The private sector and other stakeholders would be engaged for feedback while DHS develops modernization options and public-facing changes. - DHS would have to submit the strategy to congressional homeland security committees within 1 year, and the Comptroller General would report on implementation within 2 years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Modernize national terrorism alert system: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to give Congress a strategy within one year to modernize the National Terrorism Advisory System. The strategy would name an office or official to oversee alerts and set criteria, protocols, and procedures for issuing and ending bulletins. I…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7448 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7448)

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- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7448 (as of 2026-09-21).