H.R. 2261 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Nov 17, 2025. Received Nov 18, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStrengthens privacy protections in DHS intelligence work
This bill adds new privacy safeguards to how the Department of Homeland Security handles intelligence information. It requires DHS officials to make sure that intelligence is shared, stored, and spread in ways that protect people's civil rights, privacy, and freedoms. The bill also creates a requirement for DHS to train intelligence workers on civil rights, privacy laws, and how to handle information carefully, especially those who share or review intelligence before it gets distributed.
How it affects you
This mainly affects DHS intelligence personnel and the people whose information they handle. If you interact with DHS or have information in their systems, this bill aims to ensure your privacy rights are better protected as that information moves through government channels.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Nov 12, 2025)
Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
This bill increases privacy protections associated with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence information.
Specifically, the bill requires designated DHS officials to ensure that certain intelligence information is shared, stored, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy rights.
The bill also provides statutory authority for requirements for DHS to train intelligence personnel on civil rights, civil liberties, privacy rights, and privacy-related regulations and information practices. Such training must focus on those who disseminate information analyzed by DHS or who review such information for dissemination.
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. 2261
AN ACT
Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
Sponsor: Rescom. Pablo Hernández (D-PR-At Large) · Introduced Mar 21, 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 18, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.