Title: Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) examine what actions DHS is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular terrorism, and (2) report to Congress.
The report should outline examinations of:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4227 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4227

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions 
the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat 
            of vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2017

  Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
 Walberg, Ms. Kaptur, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. Michelle 
Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Mr. Renacci) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to examine what actions 
the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to combat the threat 
            of vehicular terrorism, 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 ``Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON VEHICULAR TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) examine what actions the Department of Homeland 
        Security is undertaking to combat the threat of vehicular 
        terrorism; and
            (2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that contains 
        information relating to the findings and recommendations 
        resulting from such examination.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) should 
outline the following:
            (1) An examination of the current threat level for 
        vehicular terrorism.
            (2) An examination of what the Department of Homeland 
        Security is currently doing to guard against vehicular 
        terrorism.
            (3) An examination of how the threat of vehicular terrorism 
        may be mitigated.
            (4) An examination of the extent to which the Department of 
        Homeland Security is doing any outreach or training with 
        private sector partners in response to these threats of 
        vehicular terrorism.
            (5) An examination of any actions that Congress can take to 
        help the Department of Homeland Security mitigate the threat of 
        vehicular terrorism.
    (c) Vehicular Terrorism Defined.--In this section, the term 
``vehicular terrorism'' means any action that utilizes automotive 
transportation to inflict violence and intimidation on individuals for 
a political purpose.
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