# Plain Language Summary: Congressional Request for DHS Documents

Congress is asking the Department of Homeland Security to hand over documents about how the agency prepares for and responds to terrorist attacks, as well as information about the department's cybersecurity practices. This is essentially a request for transparency—lawmakers want to see what DHS is doing in these critical areas.

The bill specifically targets two main areas. First, it wants documents related to domestic preparedness and how different agencies work together to respond to terrorism threats. Second, it's asking for information about DHS's cybersecurity activities—basically, how the department protects government computer systems and networks from hackers and cyberattacks. These documents would be sent to the House of Representatives so members of Congress can review them.

This type of request is fairly routine in Congress. Lawmakers regularly ask executive branch agencies to provide documents so they can oversee what those agencies are doing and make sure taxpayer money is being spent wisely. In this case, it's about making sure DHS is properly prepared for terrorism threats and that their computer systems are secure. The bill doesn't change any laws or create new requirements—it's simply demanding that DHS provide existing documents and information to Congress for review and oversight purposes.

Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's cybersecurity activities.