H.R. 934: Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act

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Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to consult with the President and report on the effects on national security of surveillance conducted by China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the United States in February 2023. The report must be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] · 10 cosponsors

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Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr934.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr934 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills