Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act

Current understanding

Legislation (introduced) that would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from using appropriated funds to procure batteries from six specified China-based manufacturers beginning October 1, 2027. The bill includes national-security and research-purpose waivers together with congressional notification and reporting requirements. For importers/exporters, the direct effect is narrow — a federal procurement ban on named Chinese battery suppliers to DHS — with no direct impact on consumer prices, though it may steer DHS demand toward non-Chinese battery vendors.

Evidence log

• 2025-03-11 — Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act: cross-connection with adversaries-act: Both are 119th Congress vehicles targeting foreign-adversary supply chain exposure; the Decoupling Act operates via DHS procurement prohibition on named Chinese battery makers while the ADVERSARIES Act works through export-control authorities. (novelty: 2)

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