# 119-s-4876: DNII Act of 2026

119-s-4876, DNII Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-23).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4876
- As of: 2026-07-23
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4876
- Congress: 119
- Title: DNII Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-23

## Summary

**Prioritizes Senate‑confirmed officials to act as Director of National Intelligence.** The bill would require the President's Senate‑confirmed Principal Deputy Director to serve as acting DNI during a vacancy and sets an ordered backup if that post is unavailable. - Presidents would be limited in who they can name as acting DNI by directing the Principal Deputy, if Senate‑confirmed, to serve first. - The Office of the Director of National Intelligence would have a clear succession path from the Principal Deputy to other Senate‑confirmed ODNI officials and then to Senate‑confirmed officials across the intelligence community. - Only if no qualifying Senate‑confirmed officials exist may the President use the Federal Vacancies Reform Act to appoint an acting DNI.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-2070: Insurrection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4876 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4876)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-2070: Insurrection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2070)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4876 (as of 2026-07-23).