Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 19, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) research and development to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks.
The bill also includes demonstrated expertise in combating emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, among the criteria for the designation of colleges or universities as centers for homeland security.
(Sec. 3) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall permit the recipient of a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or under the State Homeland Security Grant Program to use grant funds to address security vulnerabilities of public spaces, including through the installation of bollards and other target hardening activities. The bill prohibits the use of such grants for the provision to any person of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.
(Sec. 4) DHS shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a report on potential terrorism vulnerabilities relating to emerging automotive technologies that support driverless vehicles and the threat such vehicles may pose to people in public spaces. Such report shall also compare any public benefit of such vehicles against any vulnerabilities and threats.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 12, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Dec 12, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Dec 12, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Dec 12, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2017Markup Jun 6, 2018Reported Jun 14, 2018 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2018Discharged Jun 6, 2018 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2018 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 19, 2018Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 19, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5269-5271)
- Jun 19, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4627.
- Jun 19, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5269-5270)
- Jun 19, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 14, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-757.
- Jun 14, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 590.
- Jun 6, 2018Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Discharged.
- Jun 6, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 6, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 3, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
- Dec 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Cost estimates E962 | Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Jul 3, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5269–H5271Text printed H5269 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, James R. Langevin D-RI, Val Butler Demings D-FL | Jun 19, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 3, 2018H.R. 4627, Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on June 19, 2018.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 202, December 12, 2017, page H9845.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-70 | DHS'S PROGRESS IN SECURING ELECTION SYSTEMS AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE95 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 11, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize expenditures to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Firearms and explosives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Homeland security
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Motor vehicles
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Terrorism
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 19, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jun 14, 2018Reported in House
- Dec 12, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
