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H.R. 7436119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act
Sponsored by Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · 3 active : 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate14 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedSep 16, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govDepartment of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act
This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement training programs for new I&A employees, including training on federal privacy rights and civil liberties.
Specifically, I&A must implement standard, entry-level training for all new hires, including training on federal privacy rights, civil rights, civil liberties, and information practices.
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New hires in analytic positions must also receive training on (1) intelligence community (IC) analytic standards; and (2) I&A’s mission to integrate intelligence operations DHS-wide and to share intelligence with state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.
New hires in open-source intelligence collection positions must also receive training on (1) principles of open-source intelligence collection and data management, including how to navigate sources and use data in accordance with federal law and policy; and (2) IC open-source intelligence collection standards and related DHS authorities.
Further, I&A must develop specialized training curricula, including raw intelligence release authority training, to improve I&A operations and promote professional development. I&A must periodically provide employees with a list of specialized training offered by other IC elements and the Department of Defense (DOD). I&A must also implement a system to track employee completion of training.
Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on the implementation of these provisions, including a comparison of training developed under these provisions and training provided by other IC elements and DOD.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Counterterrorism and Intelligence · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 14Swing 70–100
- 68Middle 30–70
- 18Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
3 activeShow all 3 cosponsors
- August Pfluger (R-TX-11)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
