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S3613: Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024

118th Congress (2023–2025) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

This page covers S3613 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S3613 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2024-12-10: Passed
Latest action 2024-12-17: Became Public Law No: 118-157.
Policy area Government Operations and Politics
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024This act requires Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) regarding facility security. A Facility Security Committee is a committee that (1) consists of representatives of all federal tenants in a specific nonmilitary facility, the security organization for the facility, and the owning or leasing federal tenant; and (2) is responsible for addressing facility-specific security issues and approving the implementation of security measures and practices in the facility. Not later than 90 days after the FPS issues a security recommendation to a Facility Security Committee, that committee must respond to the Department of Homeland Security (1) indicating if the committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation; (2) describing the financial implications of adopting or rejecting the recommendation, including if the benefits outweigh the costs; and (3) providing DHS with a justification, if it intends to reject the recommendation, for accepting the risk posed by that rejection. DHS must (1) develop a procedure to monitor the recommendations and responses and take reasonable action to ensure Facility Security Committee response; and (2) report to Congress 270 days after this act's enactment and annually thereafter regarding such recommendations, responses, justifications for rejected recommendations, and risk mitigation efforts. The provisions of this act only apply to General Services Administration (GSA) facilities under FPS protection and non-GSA…

Subjects: Advisory bodies, Congressional oversight, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information


Roll-call votes on S3613 (118th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2024-12-10 House 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Passed 354 6 9 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is S3613 in the 118th Congress?

S3613 (Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI].

What is the latest action on S3613?

On 2024-12-17: Became Public Law No: 118-157.

How many roll-call votes were held on S3613?

1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-12-10, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.