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S. 2542 119th Congress Senate

Federal Building Threat Notification Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Director of the Federal Protective Service to establish guidance relating to emergency protocols for buildings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2025 Introduced by: Gary C. Peters Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightEmergency communications systemsEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLaw enforcement administration and funding
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 10, 2026
Held at the desk.
Aug 10, 2026
Received in the House.
Aug 10, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 7, 2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4547-4548; text: CR S4548)
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.
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.
Aug 6, 2026
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now August 10, 2026

Held at the desk.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jul 30, 2025
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 30, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2542: Federal Building Threat Notification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2542/
MLA
"S. 2542: Federal Building Threat Notification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2542/.
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S. 2542, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2542/.
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[S. 2542: Federal Building Threat Notification Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2542/)
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