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HR 7448 Cleared committee

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy for modernizing the National Terrorism Advisory System, the federal system that issues public terrorism threat alerts, and to submit it to Congress within one year.

Official title: Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 09-FEB-2026
Referred 09-FEB-2026
Approved by committee 24-JUN-2026
Key points
  • Requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a strategy for modernizing the National Terrorism Advisory System to the House and Senate homeland security committees within one year after the date of enactment.
  • Requires the strategy to consider designating an office to oversee the system, criteria for issuing and ending alerts, public access to alerts, and ways to reach the greatest number of people.
  • Requires the Department to gather feedback from the private sector, stakeholders, and federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and emergency responders while developing the strategy.
  • Directs the Comptroller General to report on implementation of the strategy within two years after the date of enactment.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 09-FEB-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (4) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Nellie Pou (D-NJ) Cosponsors · 2
■ 1 R■ 1 D
1 Democrat
1 Republican