{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1223","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1223,"title":"ANCHOR Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000480","fullName":"Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]","party":"R","state":"CA","district":20}],"cosponsorsCount":5,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-05-21","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":["Advanced technology and technological innovations","Computer security and identity theft","Computers and information technology","National Science Foundation","Research and development"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-05-21","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 11 (Roll no. 136). (text: 5/19/2025 CR H2113-2114)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 11 (Roll no. 136). (text: 5/19/2025 CR H2113-2114)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2168)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Babin objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1223.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2113-2115)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"Mr. Fong moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF).</p><p>ARF is comprised of U.S.-flagged vessels that provide at-sea laboratories where oceanographic scientists, educators, and students research and learn about marine science.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill requires the plan to include assessments of</p><ul><li>telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions;</li><li>cybersecurity needs appropriate for the operation of ARF vessels and their specific research functions;</li><li>the costs necessary to meet these needs;</li><li>the time required to implement necessary upgrades; and</li><li>opportunities for the adoption of common solutions or&nbsp;consortial licensing agreements, or for the centralization of cybersecurity, telecommunications, or data management at a single facility.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>The plan must also include a spending plan for the NSF, the Office of Naval Research, nonfederal&nbsp;owners of ARF vessels,&nbsp;and users of the vessels to cover identified costs.&nbsp;</p><p>Among other factors specified in the bill, the&nbsp;NSF must consider, as appropriate, the network capabilities necessary to meet mission needs (e.g., to upload data to cloud-based or shoreside servers), international standards and guidance for information security, and requirements for controlled unclassified or classified information.&nbsp;</p><p>The plan must be provided to Congress within 18 months of the bill's enactment, and the NSF must later report to Congress on the plan's implementation.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-02-04T05:06:13Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":526,"ts":"2026-04-17T08:21:15.623Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ANCHOR%20Act"}]}}