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Requires the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) to develop and share emergency communication guidance for facility security committees in federal buildings they own or protect. The guidance must focus on life-safety events, set tenant notification procedures and safety instructions, assign responsibility to designated facility security officials for implementation, and require GSA to report to Congress on the practices put in place. Also establishes an official short title for the Act and directs agencies to coordinate on issuing and disseminating the guidance, but does not create new grant programs or appropriate funding.
The bill standardizes emergency notifications and assigns facility accountability to improve safety and transparency in Federal buildings, while imposing modest costs, administrative burdens, and a risk of uneven implementation.
People who work in or visit Federal buildings (employees, contractors, and the general public) will receive clearer, standardized emergency instructions, improving the likelihood of safe evacuation or sheltering during incidents.
Federal building tenants and occupants will have consistent notification procedures so employees and visitors know how and when they will be alerted about threats, reducing confusion and improving individual response.
Designated facility officials will be accountable for implementing safety guidance and Congress will receive reports on practices, increasing on-site preparedness, coordination, transparency, and congressional oversight of federal building safety measures.
Building owners and managers may face new operational costs to implement standardized notification systems and training, which could lead to redirected resources or modest cost increases for tenant services.
If guidance is not updated, enforced, or uniformly applied across facilities, workers and visitors could still face inconsistent protection and uneven safety outcomes between different Federal buildings.
Reporting and implementation requirements create administrative burdens for GSA and the Federal Protective Service that could slow other services or require additional government spending.
Introduced December 4, 2025 by Greg Stanton · Last progress March 25, 2026