HR 901
Passed a chamber
Requires the Department of Homeland Security's Under Secretary for Science and Technology to create a department-wide policy and process that protects sensitive information in research and development contracts from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Official title: Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
31-JAN-2025
Referred
31-JAN-2025
Passed
10-MAR-2025
Senate
Received
11-MAR-2025
- Adds a new duty to Section 302 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 for the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to develop a department-wide safeguarding policy, in coordination with appropriate agency officials
- Requires the Comptroller General to report within one year of enactment on DHS compliance with National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 and the 2022 implementation guidance from the National Science and Technology Council
- Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to brief the House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee within 90 days of enactment on development of these policies
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (31-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 10-MAR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Homeland Security Committee (House)
- Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Science, Technology, Communications
■ 2 R
2 Republicans