House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
SHIELD Against CCP Act
Official title: To establish in the Department of Homeland Security a working group relating to countering terrorist, cybersecurity, border and port security, and transportation security threats posed to the United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 23, 2025
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 10, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 11, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 708.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STRONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 14, January 23, 2025, Page H389):Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 708, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/708
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- 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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mark Green (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), John Moolenaar (R-MI), August Pfluger (R-TX), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dale Strong.
- H.R. 8770 (119th) SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026
- H.R. 9394 (119th) Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026
- H.R. 901 (119th) Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
- H.R. 706 (119th) DHS Biodetection Improvement Act
- H.R. 3312 (119th) SERVICE Act of 2025
- H.R. 1351 (119th) Promoting American Patriotism In Our Schools Act
Related bills
- S. 1625 (119th) SHIELD Against CCP ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.