S. 4615 119th Congress Senate

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2026 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodies

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AfricaAppropriationsArab-Israeli relationsAsiaAviation and airportsBiological and life sciencesCentral AmericaCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA)ChinaCoast guardCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyConflicts and warsCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightCongressional-executive branch relationsCriminal procedure and sentencingData collection, sharing, protectionDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of TransportationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDirector of National IntelligenceDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEarth sciencesEgyptEl SalvadorElectric power generation and transmissionEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEspionage and treasonEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Federal officialsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHondurasIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaIranIsraelLatin AmericaMexicoMiddle EastMilitary personnel and dependentsNorth AmericaNorth KoreaOceaniaOrganized crimePersonnel recordsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentRussiaSmuggling and traffickingSouth AsiaStrategic materials and reservesSubversive activitiesTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageTravel and tourismU.S. territories and protectoratesUkraineVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensation

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Aug 5, 2026

By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 119-133. Additional and Minority views filed.

May 20, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.

May 20, 2026

Select Committee on Intelligence. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cotton. Without written report.

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By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 119-133. Additional and Minority views filed.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Intelligence (Select) Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 60

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
for CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
for HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
for ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
POTOMAC CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.
for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PLANET LABS PBC
for PLANET LABS PBC · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES
for RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
60 filings
SENATE
60 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
44 filings
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
27 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
20 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
13 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
12 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
12 filings

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4615/

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"S. 4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4615/.

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