Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Intelligence Community Property Security Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Intelligence Community Property Security Act of 2025 aims to amend the National Security Act of 1947. It proposes new penalties for unauthorized access to property belonging to the intelligence community. Specifically, it targets access to property that is under their jurisdiction and marked as closed or restricted. The bill establishes a tiered penalty system based on the number of offenses committed. These penalties include fines and potential imprisonment.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill increases security by establishing legal penalties for unauthorized physical access to intelligence community property.
- Scored +2
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill provides stronger legal protections for the physical security of intelligence community assets.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill establishes criminal penalties and prison time for unauthorized access to specific types of property.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Establishment of Penalties for Unauthorized Access: By making it unlawful to access property that is under the jurisdiction of an intelligence community element and marked as closed or restricted, the bill provides a mechanism to penalize such actions (Section 2, subsection a).
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Tiered Punishment Structure: The bill outlines specific consequences for repeat offenders, ranging from up to 180 days for a first offense to up to 10 years for third or subsequent offenses (Section 2, subsection a, part b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Criminal Penalties and Imprisonment: Individuals found to have accessed property marked as closed or restricted under the jurisdiction of the intelligence community face fines and prison time (Section 2, subsection a, part b).
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Increased Penalties for Subsequent Offenses: The severity of the punishment increases significantly with each offense, with the third or subsequent offense carrying a prison sentence of up to 10 years (Section 2, subsection a, part b).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill increases security by establishing legal penalties for unauthorized physical access to intelligence community property.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill provides stronger legal protections for the physical security of intelligence community assets. Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill establishes criminal penalties and prison time for unauthorized access to specific types of property.
- 7/24/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
John CornynRepublican · Texas
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
James RischRepublican · Idaho