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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1608

Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-02-26Topic: public safety · technology privacy · transportation

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a report to Congress on the department's efforts to prevent, deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism (i.e., an action that utilizes automotive transportation to commit terrorism). DHS must submit the report in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Among other things, the report on vehicular terrorism must include an assessment of the current and emerging threats; a review of higher-risk locations and events that may be vulnerable, including critical infrastructure sites (e.g., airports and government facilities); a description of DHS’s coordination efforts with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies related to prevention; and recommendations for the research, development, and deployment of technologies to detect, deter, and mitigate vehicular terrorism. DHS must submit a classified report to Congress, but may include an unclassified executive summary. DHS must publish the executive summary on the department's website. In addition, DHS must brief Congress on the report's findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

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Recorded votes

DateChamberQuestionResultYeasNays
2025-11-17House roll 286On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed40015

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-11-18SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.refer
2025-11-17HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-11-17HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 15 (Roll no. 286). (text: CR H4681-4682)
2025-11-17Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 15 (Roll no. 286). (text: CR H4681-4682)floor pass
2025-11-17HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4691-4692)
2025-11-17HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2025-11-17HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1608.
2025-11-17HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4681-4682)
2025-11-17HouseMr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-08-08HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.
2025-08-08HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-222.report
2025-08-08Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-222.report
2025-04-09HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.refer
2025-04-09HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-04-09HouseSubcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Dischargedrefer
2025-04-09HouseSubcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Dischargedrefer
2025-02-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.refer
2025-02-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.refer
2025-02-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.refer
2025-02-26Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-02-26Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.