Federal Building Threat Notification Act passed the House 110 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 105 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 70 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 262 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment buildings, facilities, and property
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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