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Congress·Passed House·H.R. 3425

Federal Building Security: Oversight of Contract Guards

Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025

6 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

↔Companion bill: Congress directs Federal Protective Service to tighten oversight and shift tracking for contract guards at federal sites

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • The Federal Protective Service must create new rules to track how well contract security guards are protecting federal buildings. This includes using secret tests where officials try to bypass security to see if guards catch them and identify any weak spots in building safety.
  • Security companies will be required to provide specific retraining for any guard who fails a performance test. The government will also review these training plans to make sure they actually fix the problems found during testing and address new security threats.
  • The agency must evaluate its current system for tracking guard shifts and decide whether to replace it with a more reliable platform. This is intended to prevent security gaps caused by guards being absent or missing from their assigned posts.
  • Federal agencies that work in these buildings will receive better updates when there are security shortages or coverage gaps. This ensures that people working in federal offices are informed if their building's security is not at full strength.
  • The Director of the Federal Protective Service is required to report to Congress every year on how these changes are working and if more laws are needed to keep federal buildings and the people inside them safe.

Milestones

5 milestones17 actions
Sep 9, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sep 8, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 8, 2025House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)

Sep 8, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H3877-3878)

Sep 8, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3881-3882)

Vote Results

1 vote
HousePassedProceduralSep 8, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

402
0
Democrat
196 – 0 · 16
Republican
206 – 0 · 12
View full roll call

Related Bills

1 bill
S. 3100Identical bill

POST Act of 2025

Nov 4 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 3425
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
D: 1

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