House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Critical Infrastructure Security Act

H.R. 5236Introduced Sep 9, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to annually review, update, and report on the certain facilities and property of the United States Government relating to real estate covered transactions, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Chris Pappas D-NH

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 9, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 9, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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. 5236.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 147, September 9, 2025, Page H4165):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 9, 2025 ↗
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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

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Hampshire in Congress · NH-1 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.