HR8631-118

Reported

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 5, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Defense, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3564C60A8294441C9F40BD0D23E91B2D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act.
  • Section HD54F26EDD345419FB0B9A9C38A5352AC: 2. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain batteries Beginning on October 1, 2027, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Defense, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Defense Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment

Sep 10, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …

Aug 23, 2024

Additional sponsor: Mr. Meuser

Aug 23, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jun 5, 2024

Mr. Gimenez (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Moolenaar, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Defense Technology
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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