# 119-hr-9206: DHS CANDOR Act 119-hr-9206, DHS CANDOR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9206 - As of: 2026-07-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9206 - Congress: 119 - Title: DHS CANDOR Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-06-08 - Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Government Operations and Politics - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-15 ## Summary **A single DHS-wide public communications policy** would set strict standards for accuracy, neutrality, and account management across the Department. It emphasizes correcting errors quickly, limits how staff use personal social media, requires pre-publication review, regular training, and Office of Public Affairs oversight. - DHS employees: New hires must finish social media and public communications training within 30 days and all staff must complete annual training. Personal accounts may not present personal views as Department positions or disclose non-public information and misuse can lead to discipline. - Component leaders and communicators: Component-specific policies must align with the Department policy and be certified by the Office of Public Affairs and the General Counsel before issuance. The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Affairs would oversee social media and require pre-launch approval by them, the Chief Information Officer, and the General Counsel. - Transparency and oversight: DHS must publish a public list of official social media accounts and follow archival rules set by the National Archives and Records Administration. The Inspector General must audit compliance within one year and provide annual reports to Congress on misuse, corrective actions, and trends. ## Cosponsors (1) - Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Annual DHS communications training: benefit, medium. This bill would require annual social media and public communications training for all DHS personnel, plus a post-training assessment. New employees who handle public-facing communications or manage official social accounts would have to finish training within 30 days of onboarding and before posti… - DHS public communications policy: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to issue a Department-wide public communications policy within 90 days of enactment. The policy would require public materials to be accurate, objective, and reliable, avoid misleading or partisan statements, and support rapid corrections… - Inspector General audits and reports: benefit, medium. This bill would require the DHS Office of Inspector General to audit DHS compliance with the public communications rules and submit an initial audit to the House and Senate homeland security committees not later than one year after enactment. The OIG would conduct periodic audits of official social… - Limits and penalties for DHS posts: benefit, medium. This bill would require each DHS component head to set up a process to report, review, and remediate suspected misuse of official or personal social media accounts. Department personnel would be barred from presenting personal views as Department positions, disclosing non-public information, or mis… - Oversight of DHS social media: benefit, medium. This bill would make the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Affairs the approval authority for all DHS social media used for public communication. Official accounts would be allowed only on Department-approved platforms, need a designated account manager, and must be approved by the Assis… - Review of DHS component communications policies: benefit, low. Not earlier than 30 days after the Department-wide policy is issued, DHS component heads could develop component-specific public communications policies. Each proposed component policy would have to be submitted to the Office of Public Affairs and the Office of the General Counsel for review and ce… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-9206 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9206) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900) - [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-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9206 (as of 2026-07-15).