Homeland Security, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the De-
partment of Homeland Security’s efforts to prevent, 
deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the current and 
emerging threats posed by vehicular terrorism, as 
well as the following: 
(i) An analysis of the methods, tactics, 
and motivations used by perpetrators of ve-
hicular terrorism. 
(ii) An evaluation of domestic and 
international trends in vehicular terrorism. 
(iii) An identification of potential fu-
ture threats related to the misuse of con-
nected or autonomous vehicles, Advanced 
Driver 
Assistance 
System 
(ADAS) 
-equipped vehicles, ride-sharing services, 
and advancements in automotive tech-
nologies, including cybersecurity threats to 
underlying software technologies (including 
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artificial intelligence-enabled technologies) 
powering autonomous vehicles. 
(B) A review of higher-risk locations and 
events that may be vulnerable to vehicular ter-
rorism, including the following: 
(i) Critical infrastructure sites such as 
the following: 
(I) Airports. 
(II) Seaports. 
(III) Federal, State, local, Tribal, 
and territorial government facilities. 
(IV) Power plants. 
(V) Substations. 
(VI) Oil refineries. 
(VII) Public transportation hubs. 
(VIII) Healthcare facilities. 
(ii) Soft-targets and crowded spaces, 
including mass gatherings and widely at-
tended events such as parades, concerts, 
sporting events, political rallies, holiday 
markets, places of worship, public dem-
onstrations, and ceremonial events. 
(iii) High-density urban areas with 
limited physical security measures such as 
pedestrianized city centers, commercial dis-
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tricts, 
residential 
neighborhoods, 
public 
parks, recreational areas, educational insti-
tutions, and tourist destinations. 
(C) A comprehensive summary of actions 
taken by the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Transportation Security Administration, 
and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency to research measures that prevent, 
deter, and respond to vehicular terrorism, in-
cluding the following: 
(i) The identification and coordination 
with State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
governments and industry partners for the 
strategic placement of physical barriers, 
bollards, and other protective infrastructure 
at higher-risk locations. 
(ii) The research, testing, and deploy-
ment of geofencing, surveillance systems, cy-
bersecurity measures, and other technologies 
designed to monitor, restrict, and manage 
vehicle access to such higher-risk locations. 
(iii) The creation of real-time response 
strategies and operational plans to neu-
tralize vehicular terrorism, including ongo-
ing research into best practices for threat 
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detection, incident management, and threat 
containment. 
(D) An evaluation of the Department’s en-
gagement with private and public sector stake-
holders to address risks of vehicular terrorism, 
including the following: 
(i) Collaboration with vehicle rental 
companies, ride-sharing platforms, vendors 
of connected, autonomous, and ADAS tech-
nologies, freight operators, and automotive 
manufacturers. 
(ii) Development of industry-specific 
best practices to prevent the misuse of vehi-
cles. 
(iii) Protocols for sharing threat intel-
ligence and security guidance with private 
sector partners. 
(E) A description of the Department’s co-
ordination efforts with Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies 
to prevent vehicular terrorism, including the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Mechanisms for sharing threat in-
telligence and situational awareness. 
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(ii) Guidance provided to such law en-
forcement agencies regarding implementing 
countermeasures, such as traffic control 
measures and rapid vehicle containment 
protocols. 
(iii) Joint exercises and training pro-
grams to enhance interagency preparedness 
and response. 
(iv) Efforts to equip law enforcement, 
first responders, and private sector partners 
with the knowledge and skills to recognize 
and respond to vehicular terrorism, includ-
ing the development of specialized curricula 
addressing emerging threats, such as con-
nected or autonomous vehicles and other ad-
vanced technologies. 
(v) Outreach efforts to ensure that 
smaller jurisdictions have access to nec-
essary training resources and public safety 
awareness tools. 
(F) Recommendations for the research, de-
velopment, and deployment of technologies to de-
tect, deter, and mitigate vehicular terrorism, in-
cluding the following: 
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(i) Vehicle immobilization systems and 
remote disablement technologies. 
(ii) Predictive analytics and threat de-
tection software that incorporate artificial 
intelligence and machine learning algo-
rithms to identify and flag in real time 
anomalous or suspicious vehicle behavior, as 
well as associated technologies to disable or 
divert a vehicle before it becomes a threat. 
(iii) Innovations in cybersecurity to 
prevent the hacking or misuse of connected, 
autonomous, or ADAS-equipped vehicles. 
(G) A description of the Department’s en-
gagement with privacy, civil rights, and civil 
liberties stakeholders to ensure all counter-
measures and technologies, including artificial- 
intelligence and machine learning algorithms, 
deployed to prevent vehicular terrorism are im-
plemented in a manner that respects individual 
rights and freedoms. 
(H) A review of the Department’s public 
awareness initiatives focused on the following: 
(i) Educating the public on recog-
nizing suspicious vehicle-related behavior 
and reporting potential threats. 
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(ii) Building trust and fostering col-
laboration between communities and law 
enforcement agencies. 
(iii) Enhancing resilience by encour-
aging community-based security measures. 
(I) Such other elements as the Secretary of 
Homeland Security considers appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in classified form, but may include 
an unclassified executive summary. 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The unclassified executive 
summary of the report required under paragraph (1) 
shall be published on a publicly accessible website of 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the sub-
mission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a briefing on the findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations of such report. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate. 
(2) VEHICULAR TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘vehic-
ular terrorism’’ means an action that utilizes auto-
motive transportation to commit terrorism (as such 
term is defined in section 2(18) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(18))). 
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Union Calendar No. 180 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1608 
[Report No. 119–222] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
produce a report on emerging threats and coun-
termeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and 
for other purposes. 
AUGUST 8, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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