H.R. 8152 · 118th Congress

Remote Access Security Act

Introduced on Apr 29, 2024 by Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). 4 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 10, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 29, 2024
Cosponsors
4
3 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for control of remote access of items, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Trade restrictions

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Michael LawlerR-NY-17Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 29, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 29, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 29, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. May 16, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 16, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseMr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078)
  8. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8152.
  9. Sep 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5077-5078)
  10. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5077-5078)
  11. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Sep 10, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  2. SAP AMERICA INC5 reports
  3. DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3 reports
  4. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC3 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS LLCAI match · 99%
  5. Google Client Services LLC3 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)
  6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL3 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  8. SYNOPSYS, INC.3 reports
    $850K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SYNOPSYS, INC.$245.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (Formerly Cigna Corporation3 reports
    $5.3M reported (all issues)
  10. CLOUDFLARE2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CLOUDFLARE, INC.$982.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC.2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  12. Heritage Action for America2 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  13. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.2 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  15. NRG ENERGY, INC.2 reports
    Federal contractor: NRG ENERGY SERVICES LLCAI match · 100%
  16. ORACLE AMERICA, INC.2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORACLE AMERICA, INC$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  18. AMPERE COMPUTING EMPLOYER LLC1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  19. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $22.4M reported (all issues)
  20. EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC1 report
    $360K reported (all issues)
  21. MASTERCARD Worldwide1 report
    $830K reported (all issues)
  22. MEDIATEK USA INC.1 report
  23. META PLATFORMS, INC.1 report
    $5.6M reported (all issues)
  24. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.1 report
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  25. SALESFORCE, INC.1 report
    $690K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.