House · Roll call 136 · May 20, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 1223, the ANCHOR Act, requiring a plan to improve cybersecurity and telecommunications on academic research ships, under fast-track rules that require two-thirds support.

Passed412–11 Passage
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Bill
H.R. 1223, ANCHOR Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 206 · No 0 · Did not vote 7
Republicans
Yes 206 · No 11 · Did not vote 3

Most Democrats voted Yes (206 of 213).

Most Republicans voted Yes (206 of 220).

About this vote

The ANCHOR Act requires the National Science Foundation to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. Suspending the rules is a fast-track process that limits debate, bars amendments and needs a two-thirds vote; the bill passed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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).

How each member voted

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