{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-2683","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 2683","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Remote Access Security Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Remote Access Security Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Remote Access Security Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Remote Access Security Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Remote Access Security Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-04-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-01-12","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h13","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Remote Access Security Act","result":"Passed","yea":369,"nay":22,"present":0,"not_voting":39,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll013.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.","date":"2026-01-13"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-04-07","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Remote Access Security Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items. Remote access means (1) access to an item subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by a foreign person through a network connection, including the internet or a cloud computing service, from a location other than where the item is physically located; or (2) any other form of access specified in regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce."},{"k":"p","t":"The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), which is implemented through the Export Administration Regulations, provides a permanent statutory basis for controlling the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. This bill applies export controls under ECRA to remote access of items, thereby allowing Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security to issue licenses and impose penalties related to remote access of controlled items."}],"words":155},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 so that its export control provisions also cover remote access of items by foreign persons, and requires the Secretary of Commerce to keep specified congressional committees informed about anticipated regulations on remote access.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H65BE224617A14E6697E4DD72031B0A06"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H9B915E5420424F11A40C2C8F87B46FF8"}]},"core_areas":["Remote access of controlled items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018","Congressional consultation on remote access regulations"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines remote access in the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 as access by a foreign person to an item subject to U.S. jurisdiction through a network connection, including the internet or a cloud computing service, from a location other than where the item is physically located, if the Secretary determines its use could pose a serious risk to national security or foreign policy.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H65BE224617A14E6697E4DD72031B0A06"}},{"text":"States that the new definition does not lower the mens rea that must be proven for criminal liability under section 1760 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H65BE224617A14E6697E4DD72031B0A06"}},{"text":"Adds remote access of items subject to U.S. jurisdiction by a foreign person to the activities covered by section 1753 of the Act, and adds authority to regulate that remote access.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H65BE224617A14E6697E4DD72031B0A06"}},{"text":"Inserts references to remote access wherever a range of the Act's provisions refer to export or in-country transfer, including sections 1752, 1754, 1756, 1757, 1760 and 1761.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H65BE224617A14E6697E4DD72031B0A06"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Commerce to keep the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs informed of anticipated regulations to control remote access, including the national security risk addressed, how the regulations address it, and how they may affect the U.S. economy.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H9B915E5420424F11A40C2C8F87B46FF8"}},{"text":"States that the consultation requirement does not make committee approval a condition for exercising authority under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, as amended.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh#H9B915E5420424F11A40C2C8F87B46FF8"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-01-12","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2683/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-2683.png","v":"eaa1f8ddfe8b","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2683, 119th Congress: Remote Access Security Act. House: 369 Yea, 22 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 12 Jan 2026."}}