Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act (HR1736)
Current understanding
HR1736 would direct the Department of Homeland Security to periodically assess and report to Congress on terrorism threats posed by generative artificial intelligence. The bill would require information sharing from DHS fusion centers and other federal agencies to support these assessments, creating a recurring intelligence product focused on AI-enabled terrorism risks. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-25 — AI Security and Innovation Act: cross-connection with ai-security-innovation-act-hr9363: Companion pieces in the 119th Congress AI security legislative portfolio, addressing overarching AI security governance and a specific terrorism risk assessment mandate. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-11-20 — Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act: cross-connection with ai-flaw-reporting-security-enhancement-act: Both establish federal reporting/assessment mechanisms around AI system risks — one focused on terrorism threat assessment (DHS), the other on security flaw reporting. (novelty: 3)