2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1223: ANCHOR Act Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act
Legislative Summary
To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Mr. Fong moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2113-2115)
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1223.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2168)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
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)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 136
5/20/2025
412
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Commerce, Science, And Transportation(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
Vince Fong
Republican