Summary of HR 3536 — CRISIS Act of 2025

Overview

• Bill Number: HR 3536
  
• Short Title / Acronym: Countering Russian Innovation and Safeguarding Individual Scientists Act of 2025 (CRISIS Act of 2025)
  
• Introduced: May 21, 2025
  
• Status: Introduced in the House of Representatives; referred to committee
  
• Sponsor(s): Primary — Rep. Bill Foster; Co-sponsor — Rep. Jay Obernolte

Purpose and Intent (as reflected by title)

• The bill’s name indicates a focus on countering Russian innovation and safeguarding individual scientists. However, the text provided for this version does not include specific policy provisions or statutory changes. The primary stated objective in the title suggests a national-security and research-safeguards orientation related to the handling of Russian-origin influence or innovation in U.S. scientific contexts.

Legislative Actions and Timeline

• Introduced in House: May 21, 2025
  
• Referral: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 21, 2025
  
• No additional actions, hearings, or floor passage information is included in the provided materials.

Key Provisions (Available Content)

• The provided version only includes the formal citation of the act and does not list its substantive provisions, sections, or legislative text. Therefore, specific authorities, programs, restrictions, funding, or enforcement mechanisms are not available here.

Potential Impact (High-level considerations)

• Given the title, potential impacts could relate to:
  • Enhanced oversight or safeguards for researchers and institutions to prevent foreign (specifically Russian) influence or disruption.
  • Measures affecting collaboration, funding, or compliance frameworks in research environments.
  • Possible policy tools in national-security or export-control contexts, though exact mechanisms are not detailed in the available content.
• Because the bill is in the introduction stage with no enacted provisions published in the excerpt, the actual effects would depend on the committee-reported language and any subsequent floor amendments or passage.

Additional Notes

• To fully assess the bill’s impact and operative details, the complete text as introduced and any subsequent committee reports or amendments should be reviewed once available. Tracking the bill’s progress through the House Judiciary Committee and potential actions in the full House would provide a fuller picture of its scope and implications.