House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
DHS Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Ombuds Act
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Intelligence Transparency and Oversight Program Office and Intelligence Ombuds within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Seth Magaziner D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 10, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7435.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAGAZINER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 27, February 9, 2026, Page H2096):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7435, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7435
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Seth Magaziner.
- H.R. 7436 (119th) Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act
- H.R. 2139 (119th) Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Counter Transnational Repression Act
- H.R. 396 (119th) TRUST in Congress Act
- H.R. 6731 (119th) Restore Trust in Government Act
- H.R. 4763 (119th) PTO Act
- H.R. 5048 (119th) Don’t STEAL Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.