House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
COUNTER Act of 2025
Official title: To require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy in response to the global basing intentions of the People's Republic of China.
Sponsor: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4458.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 122, July 16, 2025, Page H3368):Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4458, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4458
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2559 (119th) Taiwan Allies Fund Act
- H.R. 3452 (119th) Six Assurances to Taiwan Act
- H.R. 4688 (119th) COOL OFF Act
Related bills
- S. 1731 (119th) COUNTER Act of 2025Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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