United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 1692 — PATHS Act

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes indicate that the bill, H.R. 1692, has been received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The text also reflects a removal of its previous designation as "Engrossed in House." This means that the bill is now in the Senate for further consideration after passing the House.

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1692 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1692 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1692 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and for other purposes.
1692 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
1692 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

  5. Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1055-1056)

  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1692.

  8. At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) 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.

  9. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1127)

  10. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)

  11. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)

  12. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

545 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor education technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 1692?
HR 1692 is sponsored by Guest, Michael (Republican) and Thanedar, Shri (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 1692?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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