3.0.0 1223 2026-02-04T05:06:13Z 2026-02-04T05:06:13Z House H HR 2025-02-12 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. FONG:H.R. 1223.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H677]</pre> sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-05-21T15:21:08Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Markup By 2025-04-29T21:10:34Z Referred To 2025-02-12T15:00:05Z 2025-05-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2025-05-20 14:12:23 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-05-20 14:12:22 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) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 136 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll136.xml House 119 2025-05-20T18:12:22Z 1 2025-05-20 14:12:22 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 136 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll136.xml House 119 2025-05-20T18:12:22Z 1 2025-05-20 14:05:25 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2168) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-05-19 15:32:49 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2025-05-19 15:24:52 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1223. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-05-19 15:24:50 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2113-2115) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-05-19 15:24:33 Mr. Fong moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-04-29 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2025-04-29 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2025-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000480 Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] Vince Fong R CA 20 N S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2025-02-12 True O000019 Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] Jay Obernolte R CA 23 2025-02-24 False M001238 Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] Sarah McBride D DE 0 2025-02-24 False R000622 Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2025-05-05 False B001323 Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Nicholas Begich R AK J. 0 2025-05-05 False Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations 2025-05-08T16:06:45Z Computer security and identity theft 2025-05-08T16:06:45Z Computers and information technology 2025-05-08T16:06:45Z National Science Foundation 2025-05-08T16:06:45Z Research and development 2025-05-08T16:06:45Z Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-13T13:51:25Z

00 2025-02-12 Introduced in House 2025-03-20T13:58:04Z <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>

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