# 119-hr-7632: SHADOW Act

119-hr-7632, SHADOW Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7632
- Congress: 119
- Title: SHADOW Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**This bill would create a Coordinator for hybrid warfare accountability at the State Department** to centralize U.S. analysis and allied coordination of Chinese and Russian hybrid activities. It would also require identifying Chinese entities that materially support Russia’s defense industrial base and recommending sanctions, export controls, or other measures. - Diplomats and allies: Establishes a senior Coordinator from existing State Department staff to gather and share assessments, close analytic gaps, and align response strategies with NATO and key partners. The Coordinator must be named within 30 days and a strategy submitted within 60 days. - Targets and measures: Requires a report within 180 days that identifies each Chinese entity the Coordinator determines materially supports Russia’s defense industrial base and recommends sanctions, export controls, or other steps. The unclassified report must be published and may include a classified annex. - Critical sectors and companies: Directs the Coordinator to support resilience and de-risking with allies in sectors vulnerable to foreign coercion such as telecommunications, energy, and strategic materials. It also pushes for closer information sharing with allies and common definitions and response options for gray zone threats.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New State Department hybrid coordinator: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of State to name a senior State Department official as a hybrid warfare Coordinator within 30 days of enactment. The Coordinator would report to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, use existing State Department staff, and the Secretary would send the Coo…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7632)

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- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-7653: Biodefense Diplomacy Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7653)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7632 (as of 2026-09-12).