S. 5252 119th Congress Senate

BLADE Act

Official title: A bill to prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: August 5, 2026 Introduced by: Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Foreign Trade and International Finance Advanced technology and technological innovationsAsiaChinaComputer security and identity theft

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Computers and information technologyDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeFraud offenses and financial crimesIntellectual propertyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctions

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Aug 5, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Aug 5, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now August 5, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 5

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

ANTHROPIC
for ANTHROPIC · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SIIA
for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ALLEGIANCE STRATEGIES, LLC
for AMERICAN SECURITY FUND · Virginia · 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)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5 filings
SENATE
5 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
2 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
2 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
2 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
2 filings
White House Office
2 filings

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Cosponsors 5