S. 2525 · 117th Congress

Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act

Introduced on Jul 28, 2021 by Rob Portman (R-OH). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 19, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 28, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Emergency Management
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Homeland security
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intellectual property
  • Manufacturing
  • Research and development
  • Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Dec 19, 2022). Public domain.

Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and development to identify U.S. critical domains for economic and homeland security and evaluate the extent to which disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of any such domain poses a substantial threat to homeland security. The bill defines United States critical domains for economic security as the critical infrastructure and other associated industries, technologies, and intellectual property, or any combination thereof, that are essential to U.S. economic security.

DHS may conduct additional research into high-risk critical domains under specified circumstances.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rob PortmanR-OHSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 28, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Aug 4, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Dec 19, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-272.
  5. Dec 19, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-272.
  6. Dec 19, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.

Committees

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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