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S. 450 119th Congress Senate

Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 6, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using appropriated funds to procure a battery produced by certain entities, particularly six specific companies owned and operated in China. This prohibition begins on October 1, 2027.

The bill allows DHS to waive the prohibition if DHS assesses in the affirmative that (1) the batteries to be procured do not pose a risk to U.S. national security, data, or infrastructure; and (2) there is no available alternative to procure batteries that are of similar or better cost and quality and that are produced by an entity not specified in this bill.

DHS may also waive the prohibition upon a determination that the batteries to be procured are for the sole purpose of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis.

The bill requires DHS to notify Congress within 15 days after granting a waiver under this bill.

The bill also requires DHS to report to Congress on the anticipated impacts associated with carrying out this bill, including with respect to specified agencies of DHS.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1166 Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 9

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

  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • FDD ACTION
    for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 450: Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-450/
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"S. 450: Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-450/.
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S. 450, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-450/.
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