DHS spy workers must train on civil rights and privacy law.
H.R. 7436 — Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act · Filed by Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to set up training. Workers in its Office of Spy Work and Study must take it. New workers must finish entry-level training within 90 days. The training covers civil rights, privacy, and the Privacy Act. Analysts get extra training on spy standards. People who gather open-source spy work get training on gathering methods and data handling. The agency must track who finished training. It must report to Congress every year for five years. An outside reviewer checks the training program.
Who it affects
The bill affects workers in the DHS Office of Spy Work and Study. It affects the public too. Better-trained spy workers are less likely to break civil rights and privacy rules.
One thing to notice
The bill requires reports to Congress every year for five years. An outside reviewer must check the training.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Feb 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
- May 14, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Homeland Security — A federal agency that protects the country from threats and emergencies.
- Office of Spy Work and Study — The part of DHS that gathers and studies facts to keep the country safe.
- Privacy Act — A federal law that protects people's personal facts held by the government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,846 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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