H.R. 6481, Federal Building Threat Notification Act

February 13, 2026

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 18, 2025

H.R. 6481, Federal Building Threat Notification Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 18, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2026	2026-2031	2026-2036
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		0	*	not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

H.R. 6481 would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Protective Service (a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security that protects federal buildings) to establish guidance on emergency communication protocols for public buildings within one year of enactment. The bill also would require GSA to report to the Congress, within 18 months of enactment, on those protocols.

Using information from GSA, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew Pickford. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office