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H.R. 1223: ANCHOR Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 1223119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications

ANCHOR Act

Sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) · 5 active : 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMay 20, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

7 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act or the ANCHOR Act

This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF).

ARF is comprised of U.S.-flagged vessels that provide at-sea laboratories where oceanographic scientists, educators, and students research and learn about marine science.

The bill requires the plan to include assessments of

telecommunications and networking needs of ARF, consistent with typical scientific missions;

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cybersecurity needs appropriate for the operation of ARF vessels and their specific research functions;

the costs necessary to meet these needs;

the time required to implement necessary upgrades; and

opportunities for the adoption of common solutions or consortial licensing agreements, or for the centralization of cybersecurity, telecommunications, or data management at a single facility.

The plan must also include a spending plan for the NSF, the Office of Naval Research, nonfederal owners of ARF vessels, and users of the vessels to cover identified costs.

Among other factors specified in the bill, the NSF must consider, as appropriate, the network capabilities necessary to meet mission needs (e.g., to upload data to cloud-based or shoreside servers), international standards and guidance for information security, and requirements for controlled unclassified or classified information.

The plan must be provided to Congress within 18 months of the bill's enactment, and the NSF must later report to Congress on the plan's implementation.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed412 yea, 11 nayMay 20, 2025 · Roll call 136

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	32	4	13%
Middle	208	5	2%
Entrenched	108	0	0%

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · HouseMarkup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
National Science Foundation
Research and development

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

40Swing 70–100
271Middle 30–70
116Entrenched 0–30
6Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 6 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 7.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 1534 · Mar 25, 2025 · Roll call 73On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassIMPACT Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 4755 · Apr 29, 2024 · Roll call 872On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPrivacy Enhancing Technology Research Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1715 · May 9, 2023 · Roll call 203On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassAdvanced Weather Model Computing Development Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 139 · Jul 14, 2026 · Roll call 598On PassageSunshine Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1717 · Jul 15, 2025 · Roll call 195On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassCommunications Security Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8958 · Sep 23, 2024 · Roll call 1159On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNASA Reauthorization Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4510 · May 15, 2024 · Roll call 923On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNTIA Reauthorization Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4143 · May 8, 2024 · Roll call 913On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNational Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 4866 · Apr 29, 2024 · Roll call 871On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFire Weather Development Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7521 · Mar 13, 2024 · Roll call 804On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedProtecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1338 · Jul 25, 2023 · Roll call 364On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedSatellite And Telecommunications Streamlining Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

5 active

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Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)
Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)
Sarah McBride (D-DE-AL)
Josh Riley (D-NY-19)
Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK-AL)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	416	11	3%

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Laura GillenDemocrat · New York 4th · Lean D+2House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 23% of 3 similar votes
Today95Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: — Insufficient data (today: 95)
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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 22% of 11 similar votes
Today94Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 93 Swing (today: 94)
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Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 22% of 11 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 91 Swing (today: 93)
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Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 21% of 11 similar votes
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 87 Swing (today: 90)
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5
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 23% of 11 similar votes
Today87Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 84 Swing (today: 87)
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6
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 29% of 3 similar votes
Today87Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: — Insufficient data (today: 87)
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Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey 5th · Lean D+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 10 similar votes
Today86Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 84 Swing (today: 86)
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Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 19% of 11 similar votes
Today86Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 83 Swing (today: 86)
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9
Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 9 similar votes
Today86Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 84 Swing (today: 86)
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Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 11 similar votes
Today85Swing
Vote on passage, May 20, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 78 Swing (today: 85)
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