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2025-12-02T14:49:25Z
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2025-01-29
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/318
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Reported By
2025-09-29T19:29:15Z
  - Markup By
2025-05-21T16:03:32Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-29T22:38:26Z
S. Rept. 119-64
- 2025-10-10
12:33:05
Held at the desk.
Floor
H15000
2
House floor actions
- 2025-10-10
12:33:04
Received in the House.
Floor
H14000
2
House floor actions
- 2025-10-08
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Floor
- 2025-10-08
Senate
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7007-7009; text: CR S7008-7009)
Floor
- 2025-10-08
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Floor
17000
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-09-29
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
Calendars
- 2025-09-29
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-64.
Committee
- 2025-09-29
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-64.
Committee
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Library of Congress
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- 2025-05-21
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee
- 2025-01-29
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-29
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
N
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Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Dan
Sullivan
R
AK
2025-01-29
True
- 2025-07-14T20:18:00Z

S. 318, ANCHOR Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61558
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 21, 2025
Science, Technology, Communications
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
2025-05-22T13:27:47Z
- Computer security and identity theft
2025-05-22T13:27:47Z
- Computers and information technology
2025-05-22T13:27:47Z
- National Science Foundation
2025-05-22T13:27:47Z
- Research and development
2025-05-22T13:27:47Z
Science, Technology, Communications
2025-03-06T16:17:21Z
00
2025-01-29
Introduced in Senate
2025-04-01T16:56:25Z
Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act
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;
- cybersecurity needs appropriate for the ownership of ARF vessels and their typical research functions;
- the costs necessary to meet these needs; and
- the time required to implement necessary upgrades.
The plan must also include (1) a spending plan for the NSF, the Office of Naval Research, nonfederal owners of ARF vessels, and users of the vessels to cover identified costs; and (2) a proposal regarding the adoption of common solutions or consortial licensing agreements, or the centralization of cybersecurity, telecommunications, or data management at a single facility.
Among other factors specified in the bill, the NSF must consider the network capabilities necessary to meet mission needs (e.g., to upload data to shoreside servers), international standards and guidance for information security, and requirements for controlled unclassified or classified information.
The plan must be provided to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment.

ANCHOR Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
105

ANCHOR Act
2025-10-10T05:53:16Z
S
Senate
Engrossed in Senate
ES
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
105

Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act
2025-10-10T05:53:16Z
S
Senate
Engrossed in Senate
ES
- Display Title
45

ANCHOR Act
2025-10-09T11:03:14Z
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

ANCHOR Act
2025-10-01T04:53:14Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act
2025-10-01T04:53:14Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act
2025-03-04T12:53:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

ANCHOR Act
2025-03-04T12:53:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.
2025-03-04T12:48:26Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Engrossed in Senate
2025-10-08T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s318es/xml/BILLS-119s318es.xml
- Reported to Senate
2025-09-29T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s318rs/xml/BILLS-119s318rs.xml
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-29T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s318is/xml/BILLS-119s318is.xml
2025-10-10
Held at the desk.
12:33:05
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