H.R. 1736 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Nov 19, 2025. Received Nov 20, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryDHS must assess generative AI terrorism threats
The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to regularly give Congress reports on potential terrorism risks from generative AI—the kind of artificial intelligence that can create realistic images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content. DHS would also have to gather and share information from fusion centers (partnerships between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies that work on security) and require other federal agencies to give DHS relevant information.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything in most people's daily lives. It's designed to help the federal government stay informed about emerging security threats and share that information across agencies that work on national security and law enforcement.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Nov 12, 2025)
Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to periodically provide Congress with an assessment of threats to the United States posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for terrorism. Generative AI is defined as the class of AI models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data to generate derived synthetic content, including images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content.
The bill also (1) requires DHS to review and disseminate related information gathered by state and major urban area fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers, and (2) requires other federal agencies to share related information with DHS. (A fusion center is a collaborative effort of two or more federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies that combines resources, expertise, or information with the goal of maximizing the ability of such agencies to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity.)
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1736
AN ACT
Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 20, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”