{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1166","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1166,"title":"Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-10","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000593","fullName":"Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":28}],"cosponsorsCount":4,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-11","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Foreign Trade and International Finance","subjects":["Asia","China","Congressional oversight","Energy storage, supplies, demand","Foreign and international corporations","Public contracts and procurement","Research administration and funding"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-11","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1053-1054)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1053-1054)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1166.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1053-1054)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-10","text":"Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-10","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-10","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-10","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using appropriated funds to procure a battery produced by certain entities, particularly six specific companies owned and operated in China. This prohibition begins on October 1, 2027.</p><p>The bill allows DHS to waive the prohibition if DHS assesses in the affirmative that (1)&nbsp;the batteries to be procured do not pose a risk to U.S. national security, data, or infrastructure; and (2)&nbsp;there is no available alternative to procure batteries that are of similar or better cost and quality and that are produced by an entity not specified in this bill.</p><p>DHS may also waive the prohibition upon a determination that the batteries to be procured are for the sole purpose of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis.</p><p>The bill requires DHS to notify Congress within 15 days after granting a waiver under this bill.</p><p>The bill also requires DHS to report to Congress on the anticipated impacts associated with carrying out this bill, including with respect to specified agencies of DHS.</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-06T06:39:44Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":707,"ts":"2026-04-17T08:01:39.282Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Decoupling%20from%20Foreign%20Adversarial%20Battery%20Dependence%20Act"}]}}