Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress detailing its efforts to prevent and respond to vehicular terrorism. The report would assess emerging threats, identify high-risk locations like airports and government facilities, and provide recommendations for technologies to detect and mitigate such attacks. Additionally, the department would be required to brief Congress on its findings and publish an unclassified summary of the report on its website.

The bill primarily affects the Department of Homeland Security, specifically the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which are tasked with reporting on vehicular terrorism. Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies are also involved through coordination efforts regarding prevention and mitigation. Additionally, the legislation impacts critical infrastructure sites, such as airports and government facilities, which are identified as higher-risk locations for potential threats.

• Congressional reporting on vehicular terrorism. Requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress detailing efforts to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism involving the use of automotive transportation.
• Threat and vulnerability assessments. Directs the report to include an assessment of emerging threats and a review of high-risk locations, such as airports, government facilities, and other critical infrastructure sites.
• Interagency and intergovernmental coordination. Mandates that the report be developed in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, while describing prevention efforts with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement.
• Technology research and deployment recommendations. Requires recommendations for the research, development, and implementation of technologies designed to detect and mitigate vehicular terrorism.
• Public disclosure and congressional briefings. Requires the Department of Homeland Security to publish an unclassified executive summary of the report on its website and provide a briefing to Congress on the findings and recommendations.

• H.R. 1608, Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025
  Jul 22, 2025 · As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025

The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate with existing federal entities, including the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to report on the mitigation of vehicular terrorism threats.

The bill aims to enhance the federal government's ability to prevent, deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism by requiring the Department of Homeland Security to assess emerging threats and identify vulnerabilities at high-risk locations. It seeks to improve interagency coordination and provide recommendations for the development of technologies to mitigate the use of automotive transportation in terrorist acts.