Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4227
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-400 on Dec 31, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Nov 2, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 31, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4227
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
456
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) examine what actions DHS is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, and (2) report to Congress.

The report should outline examinations of:

  • the current threat level for vehicular terrorism,
  • what DHS is currently doing to guard against vehicular terrorism,
  • how the threat of vehicular terrorism may be mitigated,
  • the extent to which DHS is doing any outreach or training with private sector partners in response to such threat, and
  • any actions that Congress can take to help DHS mitigate the threat.
Text (6)
March 22, 2018
March 22, 2018
March 19, 2018
November 2, 2017
Amendments (1)
Dec 18, 2018
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 4162
To modify the bill.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:54 PM