# 119-hr-1608: Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

119-hr-1608, Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1608
- Congress: 119
- Title: Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Vehicular terrorism prevention** is the main goal. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to deliver a report within 180 days assessing threats, vulnerable locations, and potential countermeasures for attacks that use vehicles, including risks tied to connected, autonomous, and Advanced Driver Assistance System equipped vehicles. - Families and the public: Receive an unclassified executive summary posted online and public awareness guidance to help spot and report suspicious vehicle behavior at crowded places and events. - Law enforcement and first responders: Get recommended guidance, joint exercises, and specialized training on rapid vehicle containment, traffic control, and incident response to vehicle-based attacks. - Private sector and transportation firms: Will be engaged to develop best practices and protocols across rental companies, ride-sharing platforms, automakers, freight operators, and vendors of connected vehicle technologies. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments: Get a mapped review of higher-risk sites like airports, power plants, hospitals, parks, and guidance on placing barriers, bollards, geofencing, and surveillance. - Privacy and civil liberties stakeholders: Are required participants in evaluating countermeasures to help ensure recommended technologies and protocols respect individual rights.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 400 | 15 |

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1787: Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1608 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1608)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1787: Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1787)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1608 (as of 2026-07-15).