HR 8168
Passed a chamber
Requires the Department of Homeland Security, working with the State Department and the Director of National Intelligence, to assess terrorist threats to the United States from terrorist groups operating in major non-NATO allies, first within 180 days of enactment and then every two years.
Official title: Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
30-MAR-2026
Referred
30-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
24-JUN-2026
Reported
09-JUL-2026
On the calendar
09-JUL-2026
Passed
13-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
14-JUL-2026
- Requires the assessment to identify each foreign terrorist organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist present in each covered ally and describe their activities, including any use of artificial intelligence or critical and emerging technologies
- Requires the assessment to describe each ally's efforts to disrupt these groups, including cooperation with U.S. intelligence agencies, and to evaluate Homeland Security's ability to identify, monitor, mitigate, and block their members from entering the United States
- Requires the assessment to be submitted in classified form, made available to any Member of Congress on request, and followed by a briefing to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (30-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 13-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security Committee (House)
- Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
International Affairs
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