1HOUSE · NOV 17, 2025
Passed the House
400–15PASSED
R 193–15 D 207–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 286 · 18 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025
Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report on emerging threats and countermeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Carlos Gimenez R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2025 · 400–15
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 18, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1608.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1608, Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025” on July 22, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61588
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1608, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87ab9e117cd4d0acaf1c47854742cb9b74994eeeda6296f450b14dd714167a8e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-222 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on August 8, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/222
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1608, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87ab9e117cd4d0acaf1c47854742cb9b74994eeeda6296f450b14dd714167a8e
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GIMENEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 38, February 26, 2025, Page H879):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution stating that Congress has the authority to `` make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution''.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 248 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1608, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1608
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
87ab9e117cd4d0acaf1c47854742cb9b74994eeeda6296f450b14dd714167a8e
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1608. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Carlos Gimenez.
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- H.R. 9388 (119th) One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act
- H.R. 1166 (119th) Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
- H.Res. 998 (119th) Commending President Trump, his administration, and the brave men and women of the Armed Forces, Intelligence Community, and Justice…
- H.R. 1165 (119th) Port Crane Security and Inspection Act of 2025
- H.R. 10554 (119th) SCREEN Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.