Bill to address threat of 'vehicular terror' passes House

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 400 to 15 on Monday to pass a bill that aims to stop what its author, Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.), calls the growing terror threat of “vehicle-based attacks.”

H.R. 1608 cites the Jan. 1 attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, in which the attacker drove into a crowd and then shot at police officers. The attacker killed 14 people and injured dozens of others.

The bill calls on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to submit a classified report to Congress within 180 days assessing “the current and emerging threats posed by vehicular terrorism.”

That...