# 119-hr-1223: ANCHOR Act

119-hr-1223, ANCHOR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1223
- Congress: 119
- Title: ANCHOR Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Modernize cybersecurity and communications for the U.S. Academic Research Fleet.** The bill would require the National Science Foundation director to deliver a plan within 18 months that assesses networking and cybersecurity needs, estimates costs and impacts on charter rates, and outlines funding roles and timelines. - University and non-Federal vessel owners: Gets formal cost estimates for equipment and personnel and a proposed spending plan that could combine funding from NSF, the Office of Naval Research, and vessel owners. - Researchers and ship crews: Sets network capability and bandwidth targets to support mission data transfers, telemedicine and mental health access, real-time streaming, remote instrument control, and K-12 outreach. - NSF and funders: Requires assessments of time to implement upgrades under varying budgets and a progress report to congressional science committees within two years after the plan is submitted.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 412 | 11 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cyber and telecom plan for research ships: benefit, low. Within 18 months, NSF would send Congress a plan to upgrade cybersecurity and telecom for the Academic Research Fleet. The plan would assess each ship’s needs, costs, timelines, and shared or central solutions, following CISA and NIST guidance. The plan would set who pays (NSF, Navy research, owner…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1223 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1223)

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- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
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- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1223 (as of 2026-09-10).