# 119-hr-2000: Arctic Watchers Act

119-hr-2000, Arctic Watchers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2000
- Congress: 119
- Title: Arctic Watchers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Arctic Watcher Program.** This bill would create an Arctic Watcher Program at the State Department to monitor security, economic, and influence threats in the Arctic and to protect U.S. energy, cyber, and critical minerals interests. - Diplomats and posts: The State Department would assign "Arctic Watchers" to at least 3 posts in European countries and at least 1 post in North America, with other posts added as needed. - Security and industries: The program would track military, cyber, economic, and natural resource activity and monitor campaigns by the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and other malign actors that affect U.S. and allied security. - Foreign partnerships: It would strengthen U.S. engagement with foreign governments and regional and international Arctic mechanisms to advance shared interests. - Reporting and oversight: Each post must submit an annual report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Secretary must provide a detailed post breakdown within 180 days and annually. *Would authorize $10 million for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, increasing annual federal spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Arctic Watchers posted at embassies: benefit, low. If enacted, the State Department would create an Arctic Watcher Program with the Defense Department. It would monitor Arctic security, economic, resource, cyber, science, and political activity in foreign countries and counter campaigns by China, Russia, and others. The Secretary would place Arctic…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2000 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2000)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2000 (as of 2025-12-21).