DHS must protect research from theft and report to Congress.
H.R. 901 — Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act · Filed by Dale Strong (R-AL) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells DHS to write rules for keeping research safe. DHS must stop theft or leaks when it buys things. A government watchdog must check if DHS follows national security rules. The DHS leader must tell Congress in 90 days about new safety rules.
Who it affects
The Department of Homeland Security must follow the new rules. Congress gets reports on what DHS does. People benefit because research stays safer and secret.
One thing to notice
The bill tells DHS to follow rules from other government papers not printed in this bill. A government watchdog will find out and report if DHS does not follow those rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Jan 31, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 31, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology”
- Mar 10, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
- Mar 10, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Homeland Security — A federal agency that protects the country from threats and emergencies.
- government watchdog — A group that checks if federal agencies follow the law and spend money right.
- national security rules — Laws and policies that keep the country and its secrets safe from harm.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,487 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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