# 117-hr-6873: Bombing Prevention Act of 2022

117-hr-6873, Bombing Prevention Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6873
- Congress: 117
- Title: Bombing Prevention Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bombing Prevention Act of 2022 This bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office for Bombing Prevention. The office shall advise DHS on matters related to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United States, coordinate DHS efforts to counter such threats and attacks, and take other specified steps, including promoting security awareness. The bill also requires DHS to provide to the public and private sector technical assistance to counter terrorist explosive threats and attacks that pose a risk in certain jurisdictions to critical infrastructure facilities or to special events. DHS must also ensure coordination and information sharing regarding nonmilitary research, development, testing, and evaluation activities relating to terrorist explosive threats and attacks in the United States.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 388 | 26 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6873)

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