S 2551 Introduced – SAFETY Act Extensions

Back in July Sen Peters (DMI) introduced S 2551, the Extending Anti-Terrorism Protections Act of 2025. The bill would authorize DHS to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the system of risk management set forth in the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002. No new funding is authorized.

Moving Forward

Peters is a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that there may be sufficient influence to see the bill considered in Committee. Generally, I see nothing in this bill that would engender any organized opposition. Having said that, I would not be surprised to hear that Chairman Paul opposed the bill, which would effectively kill consideration of the measure. I suspect that there would be some level of bipartisan support for the bill in Committee, but probably not enough to carry it to the floor under the unanimous consent process.

Review - Bills Introduced – 7-31-25

Yesterday, with just the Senate in Washington, there were 39 bills introduced. Two of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

S 2533 A bill to require performance and security audits of certain agency computer systems, and for other purposes. Whitehouse, Sheldon [Sen.-D-RI]

S 2551 A bill to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes. Peters, Gary C. [Sen.-D-MI]

 

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for similar bills in the 118th, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-7-31-25 - subscription required.