United StatesDirects DHS to analyze and guide states on foreign visitors
Adds federal reporting, guidance, and vetting support to help subnational governments handle potentially risky visits by foreign nationals.
What it does
Creates a new Section 210H requiring DHS to produce an initial threat analysis within 180 days and annual updates about visits by foreign nationals to state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.
Specifies required content for the threat analysis: descriptions of high-risk targets, trend analysis using fusion-center vetting requests, and recommended mitigation actions.
Directs DHS to provide tailored outreach, vetting assistance, additional mitigation guidance, and post-visit debriefings for identified high-risk visits.
Requires annual reports to House and Senate homeland security committees describing outreach and vetting assistance for the most recent six-month period.
Directs DHS Science and Technology to coordinate R&D on technology to enhance information sharing to support Section 210H activities.
Argument forImproves situational awareness for state and local governments by providing regular, DHS-generated threat analyses that identify high-risk targets and trends, supporting better local decisions about visits and access.
Argument againstMay raise privacy and civil liberties concerns because it encourages sharing and analysis of data described as not intended for public disclosure, possibly expanding access to sensitive local records.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 24Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldLatest
- Jun 24Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 2.
- May 14Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 10Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Feb 9Introduced in House
- Feb 9Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
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