John Cornyn (R-TX)
Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Fund to help transition products or services from research and development into the prototype or production phase. The Fund is administered by the Director of National Intelligence to assist businesses or nonprofit organizations. Assistance can be provided through grants, payments for products or services, or payments for equity. To qualify, organizations must have an existing engagement with an intelligence community element for research and development. The assistance is intended to advance government acquisitions by addressing mission needs or technology gaps. The bill authorizes $75,000,000 annually for the Fund, with a cap on the total amount in the Fund.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +7
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill specifically directs assistance toward small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The fund provides specific financial assistance opportunities for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into scientific research?
The bill provides a new mechanism to fund the transition of research into actual products or prototypes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Assistance for transitions: The fund helps businesses or nonprofit organizations move products or services from the research phase to the prototype or production phase (Section 2(b)).
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Support for specific mission needs: Assistance is directed toward products that address a needed capability, fill a technology gap, or increase price-competitiveness for the Federal Government (Section 2(d)(3)(B)).
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Focus on small businesses: The Director is directed to limit assistance to small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors (Section 2(d)(4)).
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Diverse assistance methods: Organizations can receive help through various means, including grants, payments for products or services, or payments for equity (Section 2(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Strict eligibility requirements: Assistance is only available to organizations that are already under contract, agreement, or other engagement with an intelligence community element for research and development (Section 2(d)(3)(A)).
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Requirement of official attestation: To receive help, the Director of National Intelligence or a head of an intelligence community element must attest that the product or service will be used for a mission need (Section 2(d)(3)(B)).
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Fund limitations: The total amount in the Fund is subject to a limit and cannot exceed $75,000,000 at any time (Section 2(g)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill specifically directs assistance toward small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors. Is this likely to create jobs? — By funding the transition of products to production, the bill likely supports job growth in the technology and defense sectors. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The fund encourages innovation and technological transitions which can stimulate economic activity.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The fund supports technology transitions that can enhance the capabilities of the intelligence community, which includes cybersecurity. Does this put more money into stopping terrorism? — The fund indirectly supports counterterrorism by advancing intelligence community technological capabilities.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The fund provides specific financial assistance opportunities for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill provides a new mechanism to fund the transition of research into actual products or prototypes.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal financial assistance capabilities via the Director of National Intelligence. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill includes requirements for annual reports to congressional intelligence committees.
- 6/26/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Mark WarnerDemocrat · Virginia