H.R. 1608 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Feb 26, 2025 by Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 18, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime prevention
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Industrial facilities
  • Motor vehicles
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Public transit
  • Public-private cooperation
  • State and local government operations
  • Terrorism

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 26, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Carlos A. GimenezR-FL-28Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Nov 17, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 400–15

History

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  1. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  5. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
  6. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
  7. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Discharged
  8. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Aug 8, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-222.
  11. Aug 8, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-222.
  12. Aug 8, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.
  13. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4681-4682)
  15. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1608.
  16. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  17. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4691-4692)
  18. Nov 17, 2025Passed/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)House · Roll call 286
  19. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 286
  20. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Nov 18, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION6 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.