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House vote: H.R. 1608 // November 17, 2025Needed two-thirds to pass

Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

Sponsor: Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)

, an action that utilizes automotive transportation to commit terrorism). DHS must submit the report in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. , airports and government facilities); a description of DHS’s coordination efforts with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies related to prevention; and recommendations for the research, development, and deployment of technologies to detect, deter, and mitigate vehicular terrorism.

Transportation and Public Works Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

400 votes, representing 244,458,424 people91.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

15 votes, representing 9,648,941 people3.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40091.7%
NayLost153.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.7%