To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain entities to maintain a technical capability with respect to shutting down certain technology, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR9917 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain entities to maintain a technical capability to shut down certain technology.
Abstract
(HR9917 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-23): Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Why this matters
A statutory mandate for entities to maintain a technical shutdown capability would represent a significant shift in platform and emerging-tech governance, introducing government-triggerable kill-switch obligations under homeland security authority. Because only the bill title is available, developers, platforms, and users cannot yet assess which technologies are in scope, what triggering conditions apply, or how the mandate interacts with existing counter-UAS, ICTS supply chain, and connected-software authorities.