# 119-s-3539: A bill to require the release of video of strikes conducted on September 2, 2025, against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command.

119-s-3539, A bill to require the release of video of strikes conducted on September 2, 2025, against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3539
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the release of video of strikes conducted on September 2, 2025, against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires the Pentagon to release video of the September 2, 2025 strikes** in the U.S. Southern Command area against designated terrorist organizations to Congress and the public. The bill would allow the Secretary of Defense to remove or obscure only material needed to protect classified information. - Members of Congress would receive unedited video of the September 2, 2025 strikes within 10 calendar days. - The public would get a version posted on a Department of Defense website within 15 calendar days, with permitted redactions to protect classified information. - The disclosure is narrowly limited to strikes on September 2, 2025 in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility against organizations already designated as terrorist groups; there are no new funding, oversight, or enforcement provisions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public release of September 2 strike video: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would give all members of Congress unedited video of strikes on September 2, 2025. He would provide that video within 10 calendar days after enactment. If enacted, the Department of Defense would post the video publicly on a DoD website within 15 calendar days.…

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- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3539 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3539)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3539 (as of 2026-04-21).