H.R. 6481 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Federal Building Threat Notification Act
Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-12-04
Latest action (2026-03-25): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What H.R. 6481 does, in plain terms
Federal Building Threat Notification Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to develop and disseminate emergency communication guidance for building facility security committees to use in life safety events that threaten federal buildings owned and operated by GSA under the protection of FPS. (Life safety events are events to which first responders deploy.) The guidance must include best practices and protocols relating to (1) procedures to inform building tenants of threats to the building or its occupants, and (2) instructions for safety practices in response to threats or heightened risk to the building or its occupants.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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