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HR 6481 · in committee · niche

Federal Building Threat Notification Act

What this bill does

  • Requires the GSA and Federal Protective Service to create emergency communication guidance for federal buildings.
  • Affects facility security committees and tenants of GSA-owned federal buildings.
  • Guidance must include procedures to notify building occupants of threats and safety protocols.

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  1. 01

    How should federal buildings balance the need for rapid threat notification with avoiding unnecessary panic among thousands of occupants?

  2. 02

    What specific threats—active shooters, bomb threats, chemical hazards—should trigger different notification procedures under this guidance?

  3. 03

    Who should bear responsibility if notification delays or failures during a threat result in injuries to federal building occupants?

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Greg Stanton

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Introduced 2026-03-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-25 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2649)

  4. 2026-03-24 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6481.

  6. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2649-2650)

  7. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2026-03-16 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476.

  9. 2026-03-16 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.

  10. 2026-03-16 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.

  11. 2025-12-18 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  12. 2025-12-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-12-18 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged

  14. 2025-12-05 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  15. 2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  16. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-12-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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