S 2542

Passed Senate

Federal Building Threat Notification Act

Introduced Jul 30, 2025

Latest action (Aug 10, 2026) Held at the desk.

Referred to

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Policy area

Legislative subjects (5)

Congressional oversight Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Government buildings, facilities, and property Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary

Requires the Federal Protective Service Director to develop emergency communication guidance within one year for federal buildings covering violent threats, firearm events, weapons threats, terrorism, and suspicious devices.
The guidance must establish procedures to notify building tenants promptly of law enforcement-related threats occurring in the building or within approximately 150 feet of the perimeter.
Requires the guidance to include safety instructions for tenants to follow during immediate threats or elevated risk situations.
Directs designated Facility Security Committee officials at each federal building to implement the emergency communication guidance.
Requires the Federal Protective Service to test federal tenants' ability to respond to law enforcement-related crises and conduct periodic preparedness exercises.
Requires submission of a report to Congress within one year describing the emergency protocols implemented.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)

2 cosponsors

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)

Actions (10)

Aug 10, 2026 Held at the desk. · house
Aug 10, 2026 Received in the House. · house
Aug 10, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
Aug 7, 2026 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4547-4548; text: CR S4548) · senate
Aug 7, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 6, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545. · senate
Aug 6, 2026 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. · senate
Aug 6, 2026 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
Jul 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
Jul 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Text versions (3)

Engrossed in Senate · Aug 7, 2026
Reported to Senate · Aug 6, 2026
Introduced in Senate · Jul 30, 2025

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Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

Meetings where this bill was on the agenda

Business meeting to consider an original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress, S.2732, to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government, S.2733, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives, S.252, to increase access to agency guidance documents, S.164, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", H.R.5235, to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum educational requirements for proposed contractor personnel in certain contract solicitations, S.3175, to establish a pilot program for ZIP Code boundary changes, S.4505, to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities, S.1735, to require certain agencies to include a page on the website of the agency relating to permit applications, S.5163, to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the awarding of bonuses to the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General for a fiscal year in which the United States Postal Service does not meet or exceed each on-time mail delivery target, S.2542, to direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, S.3211, to require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, S.4079, to establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs, S.3296, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers' compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, S.388, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, S.3226, to provide for the creation of the missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records, S.24, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 154 First Avenue East in Jerome, Idaho, as the "Representative Maxine Bell Post Office", S.58, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office", S.829, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office", S.917, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office", S.2394, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building", S.2432, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office", S.3270 and H.R.6310, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building", S.3294 and H.R.6332, bills to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building", S.3331, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 50 East 100 North in Moab, Utah, as the "2nd Lieutenant Mitch Williams Post Office", S.3373, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Post Office Building", S.3444, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building", S.3630, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, as the "Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building", S.3835, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr., Post Office Building", S.4052, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Clay Street in Marshfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the "Edwin P. Hubble Post Office", S.4523, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 SouHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeAug 6, 2026Business meeting

Full text

AN ACT

To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Federal Building Threat Notification Act”.

SEC. 2. GUIDANCE FOR BUILDINGS.

(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “law enforcement- related” means requiring a law enforcement response.

(b) Guidance.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, develop and implement guidance for emergency communication regarding law enforcement-related events for Federal tenants in buildings under the protection of the Federal Protective Service.

(2) Contents.—The guidance developed under paragraph (1) shall include best practices and protocols relating to—

(A) standard operating procedures to inform building tenants in a timely manner of violent threats in the building or within approximately 150 feet of the building perimeter, including all firearm events, other weapons threats, acts of or threats of potential, suspected, or confirmed terrorism, and the discovery of suspicious devices or materials; and

(B) ensuring that tenants receive instructions for safety practices in response to an immediate threat or a heightened risk of a threat.

(1) In general.—The designated official of the Facility Security Committee for each building under the protection of the Federal Protective Service shall be responsible for implementing the guidance at the respective building.

(2) Designated official.—Consistent with the Interagency Security Committee guidelines and applicable Federal law, the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall confirm that each department or agency with a building or office space under the protection of the Federal Protective Service has a designated official of the Facility Security Committee.

(d) Assessment of Law Enforcement-Related Crisis Response.—The Director of the Federal Protective Service shall—

(1) ensure that all Federal tenants in buildings under the protection of the Federal Protective Service are able to adequately respond to a law enforcement-related crisis; and

(2) conduct periodic testing to prepare for such event.

(e) Report.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Protective Service shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, electronically submit to Congress a report, not longer than 10 pages, on the best practices and protocols implemented under this Act.

(2) Briefing.—The Director of the Federal Protective Service shall provide to Congress a briefing on the report required under paragraph (1) and shall present any information relating to support needed to maintain the safety of buildings under the protection of the Federal Protective Service.

(f) No Additional Funds.—No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

Passed the Senate August 7, 2026.

Attest:

Secretary. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2542

AN ACT

To direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other purposes.

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