Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024
This bill 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 (1) respond to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicating if the committee intends to adopt or reject the recommendation; and (2) provide 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 bill's enactment and annually thereafter regarding such recommendations and responses and this procedure.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | President | Became Public Law No: 118-157. | Library of Congress |
| 2024-12-17 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2024-12-12 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-10 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-10 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 6 (Roll no. 496). (text: 12/9/2024 CR H6529-6530) | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-10 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6557-6558) | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-09 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-09 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3613. | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-09 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6529-6530) | House floor actions |
| 2024-12-09 | Floor | Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-26 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-26 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2024-03-25 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2024-03-23 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2617-2618) | Senate |
| 2024-03-23 | Floor | The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2024-03-23 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2617-2618) | Senate |
| 2024-03-14 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 347. | Senate |
| 2024-03-14 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-160. | Senate |
| 2024-01-31 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2024-01-18 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2024-01-18 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |