S. 5009

Summary

S. 5009, the MERIT Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 16, 2026 by Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D). It was referred to Select Intelligence, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Record

Text

S. 5009 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S5009 IS: Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5009  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 16, 2026   Ms. Slotkin  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Select Committee on Intelligence    A BILL
To ensure that any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity possesses the qualifications required of the Director of National Intelligence to have extensive national security expertise, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026   or the   MERIT Act of 2026  .
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Expertise of acting Director of National Intelligence
Section 102(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3023(a) ) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting  or serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity, including any official performing the duties of such position,  before  shall have .

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A bill to ensure that any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity possesses the qualifications required of the Director of National Intelligence to have extensive national security expertise, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D) sponsors S. 5009 alone.

Elissa Slotkin

Sen. · D–MI · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 5009 went before 1 committee: Intelligence (Select).

Intelligence (Select)

Intelligence (Select)

Referred To · Jul 16, 2026 · 21 Bills

Actions

S. 5009 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

S. 5009 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 5009 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• A bill to ensure that any individual serving as Director of National Intelligence in an acting capacity possesses the qualifications required of the Director of National Intelligence to have extensive national security expertise, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• MERIT Act of 2026 — Display Title
• MERIT Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Minimum Experience Requirements for Intelligence Transition Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5009 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5009’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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