DHS must test food-supply defense against bioterrorism within four years
H.R. 9394 — Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026 · Filed by Dale Strong (R-AL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 23, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Department of Homeland Security to run a large practice drill. The drill must happen within four years. It tests how the nation would respond if terrorists attacked farms or food systems. The drill must involve the government, states, cities, and companies. After the drill, DHS must report to Congress with findings and ideas to improve defenses.
Who it affects
The bill affects DHS, state and local governments, and companies that grow food or run food facilities. All people depend on food supply safety.
One thing to notice
The bill requires a test of food-supply defenses but does not say when DHS must act on findings.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jun 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 23, 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: 30 - 0”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill 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”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,368 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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