Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025
Private security guards stationed at federal buildings will face tighter oversight and mandatory retraining if they fail unannounced security tests. The Federal Protective Service must regularly analyze test failures and update guard training to address emerging safety threats. Additionally, the agency must upgrade how it tracks guard attendance and ensure federal office tenants are promptly warned whenever there are guard shortages or gaps in building security.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Federal building tenantsReceive timely and accurate notifications regarding contract security guard shortages, absences, or coverage gaps in their facilities.
Who it burdens
- Federal Protective ServiceTakes on new administrative requirements to track covert security testing data, conduct quarterly performance reviews, update training guidance, evaluate its guard tracking system, notify tenants of coverage gaps, and report findings to Congress.
- Federal security contractorsMust establish mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and performance improvement plans for any contract guards who fail covert security tests, subject to Federal Protective Service review.
- Contract security guards who fail covert testsSubject to mandatory corrective training and performance improvement plans if they fail a covert security test.
The provisions, in plain language.
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Requires the Federal Protective Service to establish uniform standards for tracking covert security test results, pinpointing causes of failures, and conducting quarterly reviews to identify recurring security weaknesses at federal facilities.
Requires security contractors to put any contract guard who fails a covert security test into mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and a performance improvement plan reviewed by the Federal Protective Service.
Directs the Federal Protective Service within 180 days to evaluate its system for tracking contract guard shifts, decide whether to upgrade or replace it, and publish an implementation plan with procedures for promptly notifying federal building tenants about guard shortages or coverage gaps.
Clarifies that private contract security guards protecting federal property are not federal employees.
Requires the Federal Protective Service to update training guidance for contract security personnel based on covert testing results, emerging threats, and industry best practices.
Directs the Federal Protective Service to submit annual reports to Congress detailing the implementation of contract security oversight measures, operational challenges, and recommendations for new legislation.
Directs the Federal Protective Service to report to Congress within one year, and annually for three years, on decisions made regarding the guard tracking system, actions taken, and the effectiveness of tenant communication protocols.
Requires the Federal Protective Service to establish uniform standards for tracking covert security test results, pinpointing causes of failures, and conducting quarterly reviews to identify recurring security weaknesses at federal facilities.
Requires security contractors to put any contract guard who fails a covert security test into mandatory, cause-specific corrective training and a performance improvement plan reviewed by the Federal Protective Service.
Directs the Federal Protective Service within 180 days to evaluate its system for tracking contract guard shifts, decide whether to upgrade or replace it, and publish an implementation plan with procedures for promptly notifying federal building tenants about guard shortages or coverage gaps.
Clarifies that private contract security guards protecting federal property are not federal employees.
How your members of Congress line up
How members voted on Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025.
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How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)
- Passed/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): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3881-3882)
- At 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.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3425.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3877-3879)
- Mr. Barrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-239.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)
- Passed/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): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-239.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025 (H.R. 3425, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-3425. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.