Congress orders terrorism threat checks in allied nations.

What it does

The bill tells the Department of Homeland Security to check for terrorist groups. These groups operate in countries that are U.S. major non-NATO allies. The agency must find which groups are there and what they do. It must also check if the U.S. can stop their members from entering America. The report goes to Congress in secret form within 180 days, then every two years.

Who it affects

The Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and intelligence agencies must do the work. Congress gets the reports. The bill does not change any rules for regular people or companies.

One thing to notice

The reports go to Congress in secret form. The public cannot see the threat assessments or check if they are right.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.

• Mar 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 30, 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”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4396-4397)”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $240,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 99 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Matt Van Epps, who sponsored the bill, received $587,900 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Fdd Action — $240,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• major non-NATO allies — Countries that work closely with the U.S. but are not part of NATO.
• Department of Homeland Security — The U.S. government agency that protects the country from threats and dangers.
• intelligence agencies — Government offices that gather and study secret information about threats.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.