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H.R. 4227: Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

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H.R. 4227: Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-02 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-400.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 456 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, HR4227 (2018-12-20), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-400. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

Plain summary

Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) to assess the activities that DHS is undertaking to support emergency response providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the threat of vehicular terrorism; and (2) based on such assessment, to develop and submit to the congressional homeland security committees a strategy to improve its efforts to support such providers and the private sector in that regard. The strategy shall include: an examination of the current threat of vehicular terrorism; methods to improve DHS information sharing activities with such providers and the private sector regarding best practices to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the increasing threat of vehicular terrorism; and training activities that DHS can provide for such providers to prevent and respond to such threat.

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Official text

Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4227, Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018 (2018-03-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Tim Walberg (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115