Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
The bill allows DHS to waive the prohibition if DHS assesses in the affirmative that (1) the batteries to be procured do not pose a risk to U.S. national security, data, or infrastructure; and (2) 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.
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.
The bill requires DHS to notify Congress within 15 days after granting a waiver under this bill.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Mar 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 10, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1053-1054)
- Mar 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1053-1054)
- Mar 10, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1166.
- Mar 10, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1053-1054)
- Mar 10, 2025Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Feb 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Feb 10, 2025Introduced in House