Remote Access Security Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2025
- Passed HouseJan 12, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Remote Access Security Act
This bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items. Remote access means (1) access to an item subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by a foreign person through a network connection, including the internet or a cloud computing service, from a location other than where the item is physically located; or (2) any other form of access specified in regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce.
The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), which is implemented through the Export Administration Regulations, provides a permanent statutory basis for controlling the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. This bill applies export controls under ECRA to remote access of items, thereby allowing Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security to issue licenses and impose penalties related to remote access of controlled items.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 13 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed369–22 | Jan 12, 2026 |
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2025 to Oct 8, 2025; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | May 8, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Oct 8, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 7, 2025Markup Apr 9, 2025 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jan 12, 2026Mr. Lawler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 12, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H621-623)
- Jan 12, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2683.
- Jan 12, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H621–H623Text printed H621Recorded votes H645enact | Bill Huizenga R-MI, Gabe Amo D-RI, Michael Baumgartner R-WA, Michael Lawler R-NY | Jan 12, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 30, 2025H.R. 2683, Remote Access Security ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 62, April 7, 2025, page H1461.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-13 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES206 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 9, 2025 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48902 | Internet Architecture: A Layer-Based Analysis of Selected Internet Policy Issues | Report | Apr 10, 2026 |
| R48642 | U.S. Export Controls and China: Advanced Semiconductors | Report | Sep 19, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Remote Access Security Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Remote Access Security Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Remote Access Security Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jan 12, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 7, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
