# 119-hr-7773: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026

119-hr-7773, Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7773
- Congress: 119
- Title: Field Integration of Homeland Intelligence Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Embed Office of Intelligence and Analysis personnel in regional fusion centers.** The bill would shift analytic work out of a centralized headquarters model and into field locations to speed real-time intelligence sharing and strengthen regional collaboration. - Fusion centers and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners would get a dedicated federal liaison. The bill would require at least one Intelligence Officer and at least one Intelligence Analyst at every fusion center and at every joint or interagency task force. - DHS intelligence staff would face new personnel rules and pre-assignment training. The bill would ban concurrent service in IO and IA roles, require civil rights and privacy training before start dates, and set three-year field terms with a possible two-year extension. - Department management and oversight would be reworked to support field staffing. The bill would require a staffing and resource plan within 180 days, an initial implementation report within one year, and annual assessments for five years on operational impact and integration.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reports to Congress and yearly assessments: benefit, medium. This bill would require an initial implementation report to Congress within one year of enactment describing decentralization progress, staffing, resources, and barriers. Starting no later than one year after that initial report, the Secretary would send annual assessments for five years. Those yea…
- Required placement of intelligence officers and analysts: benefit, medium. This bill would require at least one Intelligence Officer and one Intelligence Analyst from I&A at every fusion center and other strategic sites. It would also require at least one Intelligence Officer as the primary liaison to each joint or interagency task force. Assignments would normally last t…
- Shift intelligence work into regions: benefit, medium. This bill would move the Office of Intelligence and Analysis' main analytic work out of headquarters and into DHS regional and field offices. The shift would be completed not later than two years after enactment. The goal is to give fusion centers and State, local, tribal, and territorial partners…
- Definitions for terms and committees: benefit, low. This bill would define key terms used in the Act. It would name the specific House and Senate homeland security and intelligence committees that must receive reports. It would adopt the existing statutory definition of "fusion center," define I&A as DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and sa…
- Civil rights and privacy training required: benefit, low. This bill would require each Intelligence Officer and Analyst assigned to a fusion center or task force to get training on civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, and the Privacy Act before the assignment starts. Copies of the training materials must be included in the annual assessments sent to Co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7773)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9211)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7773 (as of 2026-10-03).