{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1608","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1608","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report on emerging threats and countermeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report on emerging threats and countermeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report on emerging threats and countermeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-26","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-11-17","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h286","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act","result":"Passed","yea":400,"nay":15,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll286.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2025-11-18"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-26","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"Among other things, the report on vehicular terrorism must include"},{"k":"li","t":"an assessment of the current and emerging threats;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"a review of higher-risk locations and events that may be vulnerable, including critical infrastructure sites (e.g., airports and government facilities);","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"a description of DHS’s coordination efforts with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies related to prevention; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"recommendations for the research, development, and deployment of technologies to detect, deter, and mitigate vehicular terrorism.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, DHS must brief Congress on the report's findings, conclusions, and recommendations."}],"words":180},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to congressional committees on the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent, deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism, and to brief those committees on it.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Homeland Security report on vehicular terrorism threats and countermeasures"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to submit a report on the Department's efforts to prevent, deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism not later than 180 days after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}},{"text":"Requires the report to include an assessment of current and emerging vehicular terrorism threats, including an analysis of perpetrators' methods, tactics, and motivations and an evaluation of domestic and international trends.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}},{"text":"Requires the report to review higher-risk locations and events that may be vulnerable, including critical infrastructure sites, crowded spaces and mass gatherings, and high-density urban areas with limited physical security measures.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}},{"text":"Requires the report to summarize Department actions on protective measures and to describe coordination with law enforcement and engagement with private sector stakeholders, and with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties stakeholders.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}},{"text":"Requires the report to give recommendations for research, development, and deployment of technologies to detect, deter, and mitigate vehicular terrorism, including vehicle immobilization systems and cybersecurity for connected or autonomous vehicles.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}},{"text":"Requires the report to be submitted in classified form, with an optional unclassified executive summary that must be published on a publicly accessible Department of Homeland Security website, and requires a briefing to the committees within 30 days after submission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh#H58ADBA7B65804457964C6C62AC84AF70"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-11-17","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1608.png","v":"479299dc17a1","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1608, 119th Congress: Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025. House: 400 Yea, 15 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 17 Nov 2025."}}