Crawford announces bipartisan 9/11 Commission review on anniversary of attacks

Arkansas Congressman for the First District, Rick Crawford, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, announced today the establishment of a bipartisan review of the 9/11 Commission Report recommendations to mark the approaching 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Crawford, working alongside Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT), will oversee the comprehensive evaluation chaired by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and co-chaired by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). The review will assess progress on intelligence-related recommendations from the 2004 9/11 Commission Report and identify areas for improvement.

“The attacks on 9/11 fundamentally altered the security posture of the United States and the way we engage in the world,” said Chairman Crawford. “In the dark days following the devastating attack on U.S. soil, we watched Americans come together in unimaginable ways, and we pledged never again to allow a failure of intelligence to compromise our national security. As we mark the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in U.S. history next year, we must ensure our intelligence community and its capabilities remain one step ahead of our rapidly evolving adversaries. While the threats look different today, the mission remains the same: we can never allow a failure to connect the dots to result in catastrophe ever again.”

Over the next year, the committee will conduct public and closed hearings, briefings, and events, culminating in a report with actionable recommendations to be released before the 25th anniversary in September 2026. The review will examine how the Intelligence Community has implemented past recommendations and assess its readiness for future threats over the next quarter-century.