S. 4615Senate bill · 119th CongressIn progressArmed Forces and National Security

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Sponsored byTom CottonR-ARIntroduced May 20, 2026Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Aug 5, 2026) By Senator Cotton from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 119-133. Additional and Minority views filed.

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Face Value

as placed on the calendar
60Broad

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Areas of law−32

    Amends 5 separate titles of the US Code: 5, 10, 17, 18, 31.

  • Length−8

    85 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.

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Who lobbied on this

10 organizations

These organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.

  • Amentum Holdings, Inc.no position stated
    …House (Bill number TBD) and S.4615, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year… filing ↗
  • Bae Systemsno position stated
    …House (Bill number TBD) and S.4615, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year… filing ↗
  • Blue Origin, LLCno position stated
    …H.R.9624, S.4615 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. filing ↗
  • S. 4615 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 filing ↗
  • L3harris Technologies, Inc.no position stated
    …House (Bill number TBD) and S.4615, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year… filing ↗
  • Leidos, Inc.no position stated
    …S. 4615 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (all provisions). filing ↗
  • Lockheed Martin Corporationno position stated
    S 4615/HR (not yet introduced) - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 including issues related to classified intelligence matters filing ↗
  • Microsoft Corporationno position stated
    S. 4784, H.R. 8880, National Defense Authorization Act. S. 4615, H.R. 9624, Intelligence Authorization Act. Defense Appropriations. Quantum Computing. Cybersecurity: Focused on procurement and adoption of… filing ↗
  • Oracle America, Inc.no position stated
    …S. 4615 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year… filing ↗
  • Peraton Corp.no position stated
    …S.4784 National Defense Authorization bill, 2027 H.R.9495/ S._ Department of Defense Appropriations bill, 2027--National Security Space H.R._/S.4615 Intelligence Authorization bill, 2027--All provisions related to communications networks filing ↗

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