HR 1608 · 119th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

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

Introduced 2025-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2025-11-18)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2025-11-17
Roll #286
Yea 400Nay 15
Democrats
207 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
193 Yea·15 Nay
PassedHouse · 2025-11-17
Roll #286
Yea 400Nay 15
Democrats
207 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
193 Yea·15 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 departmen…

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H.R. 1608, Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

Jul 22, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican