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HR 6481 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Federal Building Threat Notification Act

In plain language: Federal Building Threat Notification Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to develop and disseminate emergency communication guidance for building facility security committees to use in life safety events that threaten federal buildings owned and operated by GSA under the protection of FPS. (Life safety events are events to which first responders deploy.)  The guidance must include best practices and protocols relating to (1) procedures to inform building tenants of threats to the building or its occupants, and (2) instructions for safety practices in response to threats or heightened risk to the building or its occupants.

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How it moved.

  1. Mar 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Mar 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 24, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2649)
  4. Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Mar 16, 2026Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.
  6. Mar 16, 2026Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.
  7. Dec 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House
  9. Dec 4, 2025Introduced in House

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