Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1608

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  

Caption

Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025This 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 includean 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; andrecommendations 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.

Congress_id

119-HR-1608

Policy_area

Transportation and Public Works

Introduced_date

2025-02-26

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

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