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Introduced Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Vince Fong
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The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · May 21, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What it does
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).
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.
The bill requires the plan to include assessments of
telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions;
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
house · May 20, 2025
History
- May 21, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 20, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2025On 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)
- May 20, 2025Passed/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)
- May 20, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2168)
- May 19, 2025At 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- May 19, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1223.
- May 19, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2113-2115)
- May 19, 2025Mr. Fong moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 29, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 29, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House