Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, coordinating with TSA and CISA, to produce a classified report (with an unclassified executive summary) within 180 days assessing current and emerging threats from vehicular terrorism.
The report must review high‑risk locations and events, evaluate risks from connected/autonomous/ADAS and ride‑sharing technologies, summarize DHS/TSA/CISA mitigation actions, recommend technologies and countermeasures, describe coordination with public and private partners, address civil rights and privacy engagement, and include outreach and training plans.
The Secretary must brief appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of submitting the report.
Low fiscal impact, narrow scope, and public-safety framing increase chances; surveillance/privacy and potential amendments reduce certainty.
How solid the drafting looks.
Privacy and civil liberties safeguards versus aggressive surveillance tools.
Privacy and civil liberties safeguards versus aggressive surveillance tools.
Generally supportive of a federal assessment of vehicular terrorism risks, with strong emphasis on protecting civil rights and community trust.
Will welcome engagement with privacy and civil liberties stakeholders but worry about expanded surveillance, biased AI predictive systems, and militarization of public spaces.
Support is contingent on clear safeguards, transparency, and community-focused prevention measures.
Views the bill as a practical, evidence‑gathering step to inform policy without immediately creating new mandates.
Appreciates interagency coordination and private sector engagement but expects cost estimates, pilot testing, and balanced privacy safeguards before broad deployments.
Inclined to support the report and use it to shape measured, accountable responses.
Supports stronger attention to vehicular terrorism and practical countermeasures to protect citizens and critical infrastructure.
Favors physical barriers, rapid vehicle containment measures, and tools to disable threatening vehicles, while cautioning against federal overreach into state and local policing or burdensome regulations on industry.
Generally favorable to evidence-gathering that enables action.
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Low fiscal impact, narrow scope, and public-safety framing increase chances; surveillance/privacy and potential amendments reduce certainty.
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Privacy and civil liberties safeguards versus aggressive surveillance tools.
Low fiscal impact, narrow scope, and public-safety framing increase chances; surveillance/privacy and potential amendments reduce certainty.
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