HR 6481
Passed a chamber
Requires the General Services Administration and the Federal Protective Service to create and share emergency communication guidance that tells building security committees how to notify tenants and occupants of Federal buildings about threats.
Official title: Federal Building Threat Notification Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-DEC-2025
Referred
04-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
18-DEC-2025
Reported
16-MAR-2026
On the calendar
16-MAR-2026
Passed
24-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2026
- Requires GSA and the Federal Protective Service to develop and disseminate guidance within 1 year of enactment
- Covers standard procedures for informing building tenants and occupants of threats, plus safety instructions for responding to threats or heightened risk
- Makes the designated official of each facility security committee responsible for carrying out the guidance at their building
- Requires GSA to report to Congress on the best practices and protocols within 18 months of enactment
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (16-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
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