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S 2542 Passed a chamber

Requires the Federal Protective Service to create and carry out guidance that tells tenants of federal buildings quickly about violent threats and gives them safety instructions.

Official title: Federal Building Threat Notification Act

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 10-AUG-2026
Senate
Introduced 30-JUL-2025
Referred 30-JUL-2025
Approved by committee 06-AUG-2026
Reported 06-AUG-2026
On the calendar 06-AUG-2026
Passed 07-AUG-2026
Key points
  • Directs the Federal Protective Service, with the Department of Homeland Security, to develop emergency communication guidance within 1 year for tenants of federal buildings under its protection
  • Covers firearm events, other weapons threats, terrorism threats, and suspicious devices or materials within about 150 feet of the building perimeter
  • Makes each building's Facility Security Committee designated official responsible for carrying out the guidance and requires a report to Congress within 1 year
  • States that no additional funds are authorized to carry out the Act
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Gary C. Peters (D-MI) Cosponsors · 2
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2 Republicans