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S. 2603

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2603, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Mike Rounds (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2603 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2603/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2603 IS: To amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2603
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Mr. Rounds  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services
  A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary
  of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on
  matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Designation of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal
  staff assistant
Section 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (A)  before the first sentence; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B)
Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy—
(i)
shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary;
(ii)
shall report directly to the Secretary without intervening authority; and
(iii)
may communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to the Secretary without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-31
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Rounds (R) sponsors S. 2603 alone.

Mike Rounds

Sen. · R–SD · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2603 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jul 31, 2025

Actions

S. 2603 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 31, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jul 31, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2603 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2603.

Titles

S. 2603 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to designate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy as principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 2603 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EDWIN THOMAS111
REAGAN GIESENSCHLAG111
RYAN BOWLEY111
THOMAS LYNCH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTETHE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$390.1K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2603 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2603’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2603/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com