Congress·In Committee·H.R. 934

Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act

Congress orders Defense Department report on 2023 Chinese spy balloon’s impact on U.S. security

Feb 4, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 17 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Armed Services where it has been since February 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 17 months, and it is considered stalled. The House committee must choose to review the bill before it can move any further.

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No action since February 2025

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6625 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6625 (118th) →

Key Points

Congress would require the Defense Department to send Congress a report on how the 2023 Chinese balloon surveillance affected U.S. national security.
The report would be due within 90 days after the bill becomes law and would be written with input from the President.
It must describe any impacts on U.S. military installations, like whether sites or operations were exposed.
It must also review the technology and materials recovered from the balloon, including where those parts likely came from.
Most of the report must be public, but it can include a classified section for sensitive details.

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Personal Impact

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Mixed Impacts(1)

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Scores: -5 (harmful) to +5 (beneficial)Short-term: 0-2 yearsLong-term: 10-30 years

Milestones

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Feb 4, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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Fox News·Feb 4, 2025

GOP lawmaker demands answers nearly a year after Chinese spy balloon shot down in his hometown

Rep. Russell Fry introduces the Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act (H.R. 934) to require a Defense Department report to Congress on impacts to national security, exposure of military sites, and analysis of recovered technology.

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