The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2025
HR 1166 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Carlos A. Gimenez (R)

Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

Bans from buying batteries made by six Chinese companies starting October 2027.

Tradeoff

Blocks from procuring batteries from specific Chinese firms to reduce dependence on foreign adversaries. Allows waivers if no safer alternatives exist at similar cost and quality.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on March 10, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 10, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Feb 10, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Mar 11, 2025)