HR 1166
Passed a chamber
Bars the Department of Homeland Security from using funds to buy batteries made by named Chinese companies and their subsidiaries, starting October 1, 2027.
Official title: Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
10-FEB-2025
Referred
10-FEB-2025
Passed
10-MAR-2025
Senate
Received
11-MAR-2025
- Starting October 1, 2027, prohibits DHS from obligating funds to procure batteries produced by listed entities, including CATL, BYD, Envision Energy, and Gotion High tech.
- Covers entities on certain federal lists, including Chinese military companies and entities in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Code of Federal Regulations, along with their subsidiaries and successors.
- Allows the Secretary to waive the ban if batteries pose no national security risk and no comparable alternative exists, or if they are used solely for research, testing, or training, with notice to Congress within 15 days.
- Requires a report within 180 days on mission and cost impacts for DHS components such as CBP, ICE, the Secret Service, TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, and CISA.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (10-FEB-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)
- Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
■ 4 R
4 Republicans