H.R. 3961
119th Congress
House
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
11
- BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
- BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
- CGCN GROUP, LLC
- BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
- BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE
- CGCN GROUP, LLC
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- White House Office
- State, Dept of (DOS)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3961: To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3961/
"H.R. 3961: To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3961/.
H.R. 3961, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3961/.
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