S3995-119

In Committee

LOCATE Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Enforcement and accountability The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— conduct annual audits to evaluate the Department. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and preemption. The main policy areas are Environment and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Enforcement and accountability The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— conduct annual audits to evaluate the Department...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Enforcement and accountability The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— conduct annual audits to evaluate the Department.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, preemption provision: 3 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Enforcement and accountability The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— conduct annual audits to evaluate the Department.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Luján introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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