On the recordMarch 10, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1166, the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act. Our world continues to be incredibly reliant on battery technology. Currently, the People's Republic of China produces the vast majority of the world's batteries. Dependence on batteries that are largely manufactured in an adversarial nation presents a serious risk to national security. H.R. 1166 will prohibit DHS from procuring battery technology from companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague from Florida, Mr. Gimenez, for his strong work to address this issue, and I reserve the balance of my time.
