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H.R. 7003 119th Congress House

BIS STRENGTH Act

Official title: To authorize the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security to appoint certain personnel in order to attract highly qualified experts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2026 Introduced by: Jefferson Shreve Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightDepartment of CommerceEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Apr 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 2.
Apr 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 9, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 2.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
    for SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
    for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.
    for THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC. · Delaware · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
    for LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · North Carolina · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SIIA
    for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 22, 2026
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 20, 2026
 D
Johnson, Julie
Texas · Feb 4, 2026
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 14, 2026
 D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Jan 9, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7003: BIS STRENGTH Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7003/
MLA
"H.R. 7003: BIS STRENGTH Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7003/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7003, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7003/.
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[H.R. 7003: BIS STRENGTH Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7003/)
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