{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3425","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3425","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish processes to strengthen oversight, performance, and accountability of contract security personnel engaged in the protection of certain buildings and grounds, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish processes to strengthen oversight, performance, and accountability of contract security personnel engaged in the protection of certain buildings and grounds, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish processes to strengthen oversight, performance, and accountability of contract security personnel engaged in the protection of certain buildings and grounds, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"POST Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"POST Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-05-15","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-09-08","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h241","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"POST Act","result":"Passed","yea":402,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":28,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll241.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":"2025-09-09"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-05-15","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025 or the POST Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"The bill directs the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to improve the performance of security personnel contracted to protect federal buildings and to report on such efforts to Congress."},{"k":"p","t":"Within one year after the bill's enactment, FPS must establish performance testing and improvement protocols for contract security personnel. Specifically, FPS shall (1) establish standards for the collection, maintenance, and analysis of covert testing data; (2) conduct quarterly analytical reviews of covert testing data to identify trends and opportunities for operational improvement; (3) establish a mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and performance improvement plan for any individual who fails a covert test; and (4) update security training guidance to address failed covert tests, emerging threats, and best practices. FPS must report to Congress about implementation upon completion and annually thereafter."},{"k":"p","t":"Within 180 days after the bill’s enactment, FPS must assess whether to replace or upgrade its tracking system for managing and monitoring the deployment availability of contract security personnel. FPS must develop (1) an implementation plan that includes a timeline for the replacement or update; and (2) procedures to ensure timely and accurate communication to building tenants regarding contract security personnel absences or other gaps in coverage. FPS must report to Congress on the assessment within one year after the bill's enactment and annually for the next three years."}],"words":230},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish processes for oversight, performance and accountability of contract security personnel protecting General Services Administration Public Buildings Service buildings and grounds, and to evaluate the system that tracks their deployment availability.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H12B9175A2EE64CDC8BFF4A12CB8A6E1D"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H3F845D0640DA47AC81B6BC1C51BAD642"}]},"core_areas":["Covert testing and performance accountability of Federal Protective Service contract security personnel","Personnel tracking system evaluation and tenant communication about security coverage gaps"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish, within 1 year of enactment, processes to strengthen oversight, performance and accountability of contract security personnel at buildings and grounds owned, occupied, or secured by the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H12B9175A2EE64CDC8BFF4A12CB8A6E1D"}},{"text":"Requires standards for collecting, maintaining and analyzing covert testing data, and requires the Director to begin quarterly analytical reviews of that data to identify trends, recurring deficiencies and opportunities for operational improvement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H12B9175A2EE64CDC8BFF4A12CB8A6E1D"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to direct the security contractor to set up a mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and performance improvement plan for any contract security personnel who fail a covert test, and to review that plan.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H12B9175A2EE64CDC8BFF4A12CB8A6E1D"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to evaluate, within 180 days of enactment, the personnel tracking system used to manage and monitor the deployment availability of contract security personnel, and to determine whether to replace it or to implement corrective actions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H3F845D0640DA47AC81B6BC1C51BAD642"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to develop and publish an implementation plan with a timeline and procedures for timely and accurate communication to building tenants about contract security personnel shortages or absences or security coverage gaps.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H3F845D0640DA47AC81B6BC1C51BAD642"}},{"text":"Requires reports to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on implementation of the oversight requirements, including identified challenges and recommendations for additional legislative action.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh#H12B9175A2EE64CDC8BFF4A12CB8A6E1D"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-09-08","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3425/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3425.png","v":"caba084318de","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3425, 119th Congress: Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025. House: 402 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 8 Sep 2025."}}