{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6481","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6481,"title":"Federal Building Threat Notification Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-12-04","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001211","fullName":"Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]","party":"D","state":"AZ","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-03-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Emergency communications systems","Emergency planning and evacuation","Government buildings, facilities, and property"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-03-25","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2649)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6481.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2649-2650)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-24","text":"Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-16","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-16","text":"Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-16","text":"Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-553.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-05","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Federal Building Threat Notification Act</strong></p><p>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. (<em>Life safety events</em> are events to which first responders deploy.)&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-02T17:06:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":591,"ts":"2026-04-15T06:14:06.285Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Federal%20Building%20Threat%20Notification%20Act"}]}}