HR 901 — Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
6 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The text indicates that H.R. 901 was received in the Senate on March 11, 2025, and has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Additionally, the reference to the bill as "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This change reflects the bill's progression from the House to the Senate for further consideration.
901 EngrossedReferred in HouseSenate (EH)](RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
901 _______________________________________________________________________ ANIN ACTTHE ToSENATE requireOF theTHE UnderUNITED SecretarySTATES ofMarch the11 Science(legislative andday, TechnologyMarch Directorate10), of2025 theReceived; Department of Homeland Security to develop a Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information in research and development acquisitions, and for other purposes.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information in research and development acquisitions, and for other purposes.
Clerk.KEVIN F.
119thMCCUMBER, CONGRESSClerk. 1st Session H.
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901 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a Department-wide policy and process to safeguard research and development from unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information in research and development acquisitions, and for other purposes.
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Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1051-1052)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 901.
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1058-1059)
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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): 410 - 1 (Roll no. 64). (text: CR H1051)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 1 (Roll no. 64). (text: CR H1051)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Dale W. Strong · Primary
- Mark E. Green · Cosponsor
- Gabe Evans · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 544 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Strong, Dale W. Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Green, Mark E. Republican
- Evans, Gabe Republican
Not signed on (544)
544 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 544 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 146 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 132 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 131 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 410 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (432)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | — | Yea |
| Alford | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Arrington | — | Yea |
| Auchincloss | — | Not Voting |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baird | — | Yea |
| Barr | — | Yea |
| Barrett | — | Yea |
| Beatty | — | Yea |
| Begich | — | Yea |
| Bell | — | Yea |
| Bilirakis | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Burlison | — | Yea |
| Bynum | — | Yea |
| Calvert | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carson | — | Yea |
| Case | — | Yea |
| Cline | — | Yea |
| Cohen | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Comer | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Connolly | — | Yea |
| Courtney | — | Yea |
| Craig | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Crawford | — | Not Voting |
| Crenshaw | — | Yea |
| Crockett | — | Yea |
| Crow | — | Yea |
| Davidson | — | Yea |
| Dexter | — | Yea |
| Diaz-Balart | — | Yea |
| Dingell | — | Yea |
| Downing | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Ellzey | — | Yea |
| Fallon | — | Not Voting |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Fitzgerald | — | Yea |
| Fitzpatrick | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Flood | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Foster | — | Yea |
| Frost | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gillen | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez, V. | — | Yea |
| Graves | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Green (TN) | — | Yea |
| Greene (GA) | — | Yea |
| Griffith | — | Yea |
| Grijalva | — | Not Voting |
| Guthrie | — | Yea |
| Hayes | — | Yea |
| Himes | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Horsford | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Not Voting |
| Jack | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Kean | — | Yea |
| Keating | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Knott | — | Yea |
| LaHood | — | Yea |
| Latimer | — | Yea |
| Latta | — | Yea |
| Lawler | — | Yea |
| Leger Fernandez | — | Yea |
| Levin | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Luna | — | Yea |
| Luttrell | — | Yea |
| Lynch | — | Yea |
| Mace | — | Yea |
| Mann | — | Yea |
| Matsui | — | Yea |
| McBride | — | Yea |
| McClain Delaney | — | Yea |
| McClellan | — | Yea |
| McClintock | — | Yea |
| McCollum | — | Yea |
| McCormick | — | Yea |
| McDonald Rivet | — | Yea |
| McDowell | — | Yea |
| McGarvey | — | Yea |
| McGovern | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Menendez | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Moran | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Moulton | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Not Voting |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Neal | — | Yea |
| Norcross | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Yea |
| Owens | — | Yea |
| Palmer | — | Yea |
| Panetta | — | Yea |
| Pappas | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pou | — | Yea |
| Quigley | — | Yea |
| Randall | — | Yea |
| Rose | — | Yea |
| Ross | — | Yea |
| Roy | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Ryan | — | Yea |
| Salazar | — | Yea |
| Scanlon | — | Yea |
| Schmidt | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Sessions | — | Yea |
| Sewell | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Sherrill | — | Not Voting |
| Shreve | — | Yea |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Simpson | — | Yea |
| Stanton | — | Yea |
| Stevens | — | Yea |
| Strickland | — | Yea |
| Strong | — | Yea |
| Sykes | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Tenney | — | Yea |
| Titus | — | Yea |
| Underwood | — | Yea |
| Van Drew | — | Yea |
| Van Duyne | — | Yea |
| Van Orden | — | Not Voting |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Wasserman Schultz | — | Yea |
| Waters | — | Yea |
| Watson Coleman | — | Yea |
| Aguilar, Pete | Democratic | Yea |
| Amo, Gabe | Democratic | Yea |
| Ansari, Yassamin | Democratic | Yea |
| Balint, Becca | Democratic | Yea |
| Barragán, Nanette Diaz | Democratic | Yea |
| Bera, Ami | Democratic | Yea |
| Beyer, Donald S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonamici, Suzanne | Democratic | Yea |
| Boyle, Brendan F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Brownley, Julia | Democratic | Yea |
| Budzinski, Nikki | Democratic | Yea |
| Carbajal, Salud O. | Democratic | Yea |
| Carter, Troy A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Casar, Greg | Democratic | Yea |
| Casten, Sean | Democratic | Yea |
| Castor, Kathy | Democratic | Yea |
| Castro, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | Democratic | Yea |
| Chu, Judy | Democratic | Yea |
| Cisneros, Gilbert Ray | Democratic | Yea |
| Clark, Katherine M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Clarke, Yvette D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cleaver, Emanuel | Democratic | Yea |
| Clyburn, James E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Correa, J. Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Costa, Jim | Democratic | Yea |
| Cuellar, Henry | Democratic | Yea |
| Davids, Sharice | Democratic | Yea |
| Davis, Danny K. | Democratic | Yea |
| Davis, Donald G. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| DeGette, Diana | Democratic | Yea |
| DeLauro, Rosa L. | Democratic | Yea |
| DeSaulnier, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Dean, Madeleine | Democratic | Yea |
| DelBene, Suzan K. | Democratic | Yea |
| Deluzio, Christopher R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Doggett, Lloyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Elfreth, Sarah | Democratic | Yea |
| Escobar, Veronica | Democratic | Yea |
| Espaillat, Adriano | Democratic | Yea |
| Evans, Dwight | Democratic | Yea |
| Figures, Shomari | Democratic | Yea |
| Foushee, Valerie P. | Democratic | Yea |
| Frankel, Lois | Democratic | Yea |
| Friedman, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Garamendi, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Garcia, Sylvia R. | Democratic | Yea |
| García, Jesús G. "Chuy" | Democratic | Yea |
| Golden, Jared F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Goldman, Daniel S. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Gomez, Jimmy | Democratic | Yea |
| Goodlander, Maggie | Democratic | Yea |
| Gottheimer, Josh | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Green, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Harder, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Houlahan, Chrissy | Democratic | Yea |
| Hoyer, Steny H. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hoyle, Val T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ivey, Glenn | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Jonathan L. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jayapal, Pramila | Democratic | Yea |
| Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" | Democratic | Yea |
| Johnson, Julie | Democratic | Yea |
| Kamlager-Dove, Sydney | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaptur, Marcy | Democratic | Yea |
| Kelly, Robin L. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kennedy, Timothy M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Khanna, Ro | Democratic | Yea |
| Krishnamoorthi, Raja | Democratic | Yea |
| Landsman, Greg | Democratic | Yea |
| Larsen, Rick | Democratic | Yea |
| Larson, John B. | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Summer L. | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Susie | Democratic | Yea |
| Liccardo, Sam T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Lieu, Ted | Democratic | Yea |
| Lofgren, Zoe | Democratic | Yea |
| Magaziner, Seth | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mannion, John W. | Democratic | Yea |
| McBath, Lucy | Democratic | Yea |
| McIver, LaMonica | Democratic | Yea |
| Meng, Grace | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mfume, Kweisi | Democratic | Yea |
| Min, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Moore, Gwen | Democratic | Yea |
| Morelle, Joseph D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Moskowitz, Jared | Democratic | Yea |
| Mrvan, Frank J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Nadler, Jerrold | Democratic | Yea |
| Neguse, Joe | Democratic | Yea |
| Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria | Democratic | Yea |
| Olszewski, Johnny | Democratic | Yea |
| Omar, Ilhan | Democratic | Yea |
| Pallone, Frank | Democratic | Yea |
| Pelosi, Nancy | Democratic | Yea |
| Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp | Democratic | Yea |
| Pettersen, Brittany | Democratic | Yea |
| Pingree, Chellie | Democratic | Yea |
| Pocan, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Pressley, Ayanna | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ramirez, Delia C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Raskin, Jamie | Democratic | Yea |
| Riley, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Luz M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ruiz, Raul | Democratic | Yea |
| Salinas, Andrea | Democratic | Yea |
| Schakowsky, Janice D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Scholten, Hillary J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schrier, Kim | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" | Democratic | Yea |
| Smith, Adam | Democratic | Yea |
| Sorensen, Eric | Democratic | Yea |
| Soto, Darren | Democratic | Yea |
| Stansbury, Melanie A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | Democratic | Yea |
| Suozzi, Thomas R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Swalwell, Eric | Democratic | Yea |
| Sánchez, Linda T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Takano, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Thanedar, Shri | Democratic | Yea |
| Thompson, Bennie G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Thompson, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Tlaib, Rashida | Democratic | Nay |
| Tokuda, Jill N. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tonko, Paul | Democratic | Yea |
| Torres, Norma J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Torres, Ritchie | Democratic | Yea |
| Trahan, Lori | Democratic | Yea |
| Tran, Derek | Democratic | Yea |
| Vargas, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Vasquez, Gabe | Democratic | Yea |
| Veasey, Marc A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Velázquez, Nydia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Vindman, Eugene Simon | Democratic | Yea |
| Whitesides, George | Democratic | Yea |
| Williams, Nikema | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Frederica S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kiley, Kevin | Independent | Yea |
| Aderholt, Robert B. | Republican | Yea |
| Amodei, Mark E. | Republican | Yea |
| Babin, Brian | Republican | Yea |
| Balderson, Troy | Republican | Yea |
| Baumgartner, Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Bean, Aaron | Republican | Yea |
| Bentz, Cliff | Republican | Yea |
| Bergman, Jack | Republican | Yea |
| Bice, Stephanie I. | Republican | Yea |
| Biggs, Andy | Republican | Yea |
| Biggs, Sheri | Republican | Yea |
| Boebert, Lauren | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bost, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Brecheen, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Bresnahan, Robert P. | Republican | Yea |
| Burchett, Tim | Republican | Yea |
| Cammack, Kat | Republican | Yea |
| Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" | Republican | Yea |
| Carter, John R. | Republican | Yea |
| Ciscomani, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Cloud, Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Clyde, Andrew S. | Republican | Yea |
| Crank, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Cruz, Ted | Republican | Yea |
| DesJarlais, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Donalds, Byron | Republican | Yea |
| Dunn, Neal P. | Republican | Yea |
| Emmer, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Estes, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| Evans, Gabe | Republican | Yea |
| Ezell, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Fedorchak, Julie | Republican | Yea |
| Feenstra, Randy | Republican | Yea |
| Finstad, Brad | Republican | Yea |
| Fischbach, Michelle | Republican | Yea |
| Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" | Republican | Yea |
| Foxx, Virginia | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Fulcher, Russ | Republican | Yea |
| Garbarino, Andrew R. | Republican | Yea |
| Gill, Brandon | Republican | Yea |
| Gimenez, Carlos A. | Republican | Yea |
| Goldman, Craig A. | Republican | Yea |
| Gonzales, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Gooden, Lance | Republican | Yea |
| Gosar, Paul A. | Republican | Yea |
| Grothman, Glenn | Republican | Yea |
| Guest, Michael | Republican | Yea |
| Hageman, Harriet M. | Republican | Yea |
| Hamadeh, Abraham J. | Republican | Yea |
| Haridopolos, Mike | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harrigan, Pat | Republican | Yea |
| Harris, Andy | Republican | Yea |
| Harris, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Harshbarger, Diana | Republican | Yea |
| Hern, Kevin | Republican | Yea |
| Higgins, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Hill, J. French | Republican | Yea |
| Houchin, Erin | Republican | Yea |
| Huizenga, Bill | Republican | Yea |
| Hurd, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Issa, Darrell | Republican | Yea |
| Jackson, Ronny | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Dusty | Republican | Yea |
| Johnson, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Joyce, David P. | Republican | Yea |
| Joyce, John | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly, Mike | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kelly, Trent | Republican | Yea |
| Kennedy, Mike | Republican | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | Republican | Yea |
| Kustoff, David | Republican | Yea |
| LaLota, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| LaMalfa, Doug | Republican | Yea |
| Langworthy, Nicholas A. | Republican | Yea |
| Lee, Laurel M. | Republican | Yea |
| Letlow, Julia | Republican | Not Voting |
| Loudermilk, Barry | Republican | Yea |
| Mackenzie, Ryan | Republican | Yea |
| Malliotakis, Nicole | Republican | Yea |
| Maloy, Celeste | Republican | Yea |
| Massie, Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Mast, Brian J. | Republican | Yea |
| McCaul, Michael T. | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Lisa C. | Republican | Yea |
| Messmer, Mark B. | Republican | Yea |
| Meuser, Daniel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Miller, Carol D. | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Mary E. | Republican | Yea |
| Miller, Max L. | Republican | Yea |
| Miller-Meeks, Mariannette | Republican | Yea |
| Moolenaar, John R. | Republican | Yea |
| Moore, Barry | Republican | Yea |
| Moore, Blake D. | Republican | Yea |
| Moore, Riley M. | Republican | Yea |
| Moore, Tim | Republican | Yea |
| Nehls, Troy E. | Republican | Yea |
| Newhouse, Dan | Republican | Yea |
| Nunn, Zachary | Republican | Yea |
| Obernolte, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Ogles, Andrew | Republican | Yea |
| Onder, Robert F. | Republican | Yea |
| Pfluger, August | Republican | Yea |
| Reschenthaler, Guy | Republican | Yea |
| Rogers, Harold | Republican | Yea |
| Rogers, Mike D. | Republican | Yea |
| Rouzer, David | Republican | Yea |
| Rulli, Michael A. | Republican | Yea |
| Scalise, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Schweikert, David | Republican | Yea |
| Scott, Austin | Republican | Yea |
| Self, Keith | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, Adrian | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, Christopher H. | Republican | Yea |
| Smith, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Smucker, Lloyd | Republican | Yea |
| Spartz, Victoria | Republican | Yea |
| Stauber, Pete | Republican | Yea |
| Stefanik, Elise M. | Republican | Yea |
| Steil, Bryan | Republican | Yea |
| Steube, W. Gregory | Republican | Yea |
| Stutzman, Marlin A. | Republican | Yea |
| Thompson, Glenn | Republican | Yea |
| Tiffany, Thomas P. | Republican | Yea |
| Timmons, William R. | Republican | Yea |
| Turner, Michael R. | Republican | Yea |
| Valadao, David G. | Republican | Yea |
| Walberg, Tim | Republican | Yea |
| Weber, Randy K. Sr. | Republican | Yea |
| Webster, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Westerman, Bruce | Republican | Yea |
| Wied, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Williams, Roger | Republican | Yea |
| Wilson, Joe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wittman, Robert J. | Republican | Yea |
| Womack, Steve | Republican | Yea |
| Yakym, Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Zinke, Ryan K. | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 901?
- HR 901 is sponsored by Strong, Dale W. (Republican), Green, Mark E. (Republican), and Evans, Gabe (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 901?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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