Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5645

Pray Safe Act of 2025

Safety Resources for Houses of Worship and Nonprofits

Sep 30, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 9 months

The Pray Safe Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Committee on Homeland Security. Nothing has happened with this bill since September 2025, which means it has been stalled for nine months. These committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this do not receive a vote.

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Could go either way

The bill has strong support from both parties and addresses a popular issue, but many bills fail to move through committees during busy sessions.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1886 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1886 (118th) →

Key Points

The bill creates a central office within the Department of Homeland Security to help churches, synagogues, mosques, and other nonprofits stay safe. This office will provide a website with clear advice on how to prevent and respond to threats like terrorist attacks or natural disasters.
It makes finding money for security easier by putting all available federal grants in one place. Organizations will be able to see which grants they qualify for and get direct links to apply, along with guides to help them through the process.
A dedicated staff member will be assigned to answer questions and help these groups directly. This person will provide a human point of contact for religious leaders and nonprofit directors who need help navigating government security programs.
The safety advice provided will be based on proven research. The government will rank different security measures so organizations know which actions, like reinforcing buildings or planning for emergencies, are most likely to keep their members safe.
This program is designed to be temporary and will end four years after it starts unless Congress votes to keep it going. This allows the government to test if the resource center is actually helpful before making it permanent.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Sep 30, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Sep 30, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Pray Safe Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 5645

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.