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H.R. 1223Introduced Feb 12, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Vince Fong R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1223.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1223, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 12, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1223. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · MAY 20, 2025

Passed the House

412–11PASSED
R 206–11 D 206–0

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 136 · 10 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Haley Stevens (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-20 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.