H.R. 8935 scored 68/100 on Quorum's complexity scale. The score measures how hard the text makes it to see what the bill does.
H.R. 8935 · complexity 68/100
The bill carries a complexity score of 68/100 and a high warning level. Transparency: 25%.
No discrete riders were detected, but the bill carries hidden implications. One example: DOE can now procure drones from foreign entities (potentially including China, Russia, or other adversaries) without the transparency and approval mechanisms required of other federal agencies, creating a potential supply-chain vulnerability and surveillance risk.
The bill's financial beneficiaries include: foreign drone manufacturers, and 2 more groups.
DOE can now procure drones from foreign entities (potentially including China, Russia, or other adversaries) without the transparency and approval mechanisms required of other federal agencies, creating a potential supply-chain vulnerability and surveillance risk.
Who is behind it
Filed by Susie Lee. Cosponsored by Chuck Fleischmann, Donald Davis, Mark Alford and Nicolas LaLota.