The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 8631

Sponsored by Carlos A. Gimenez (R)

Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

Would have barred from buying batteries from certain Chinese companies starting in 2027.

Tradeoff

Would have barred from buying batteries from named Chinese firms, such as CATL and BYD, starting October 2027. Would have let waive the ban for security reviews, research, and cases with no comparable alternative.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 8631, Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/60547 · Jul 2024

Passed the House by on September 9, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 5, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Jun 5, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jun 12, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-633.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 9, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Sep 10, 2024)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Nov 20, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-307.