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119-hr-1166119th Congress

Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

Sponsored By: Representative Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Passed House

Summary

Blocks DHS from buying batteries made by specified foreign-adversarial-linked companies. The bill would start that ban on Oct. 1, 2027, allow narrow waivers for security or research, and require a report on mission and cost impacts within 180 days of enactment.

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  • DHS agencies and frontline operations would have to avoid procuring batteries from the listed entities, affecting equipment purchases across nine named components including Customs and Border Protection, TSA, the Coast Guard and FEMA.
  • U.S. battery makers and alternative suppliers could see increased procurement opportunities as DHS shifts buying away from covered firms; the Secretary may only waive the ban if batteries pose no national security risk and no comparable non-covered alternative exists, or if the procurement is solely for research or testing, and must notify Congress within 15 days of a waiver.
  • Specific foreign firms named include Contemporary Amperex Technology Company (CATL), BYD, Envision, EVE Energy, Gotion, Hithium, entities on forced labor or export-control lists, and their subsidiaries or successors; production is defined to include final assembly or supplying a majority of components.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Limits on Homeland Security battery purchases

Starting October 1, 2027, Homeland Security would be barred from using its funds to buy certain batteries. The ban would cover batteries from CATL, BYD, Envision, EVE Energy, Gotion High-tech, and Hithium. It would also cover entities on federal lists under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the Defense Department list of Chinese military companies, and the Commerce Department Entity List, plus their subsidiaries or successors. A battery would count if a listed company makes the end product that uses it, or supplies most of its parts. The DHS Secretary could waive the ban after finding no national security, data, or infrastructure risk, and no similar or better, cost-and-quality alternative exists. Purchases used only for research, testing, training, evaluation, or analysis could also get a waiver. DHS would need to notify House and Senate Homeland Security committees within 15 days of any waiver. Within 180 days after enactment, DHS would have to report expected mission and cost impacts for CBP, ICE, Secret Service, TSA, Coast Guard, Federal Protective Service, FEMA, FLETC, and CISA.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]

    MI • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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