Open RAN Outreach Act [HB-2037]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
To provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding Open RAN networks, and for other purposes.
HB-2037: Open RAN Outreach Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/15/2025
NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 [S.933]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
A bill to authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
S.933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/11/2025
Accelerating Broadband Permits Act [S.866]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
A bill to require executive agencies to take steps to better meet the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications, and for other purposes.
S.866: Accelerating Broadband Permits Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (text: Cr S1581) on 03/05/2025
Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025 [S.867]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that the Federal Communications Commission may not take action against a broadcast licensee or any other person on the basis of viewpoint, and for other purposes.
S.867: Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/05/2025
Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025 [HB-1880]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that the Federal Communications Commission may not take action against a broadcast licensee or any other person on the basis of viewpoint, and for other purposes.
HB-1880: Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 03/05/2025
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act [HB-1838]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging the provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in rural ports, and for other purposes.
HB-1838: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, And Rural Development. on 03/28/2025
Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025 [HB-1765]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes.
HB-1765: Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/15/2025
SPARE Act Safeguard Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics Act [HB-1802]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Ethics ]
To prohibit the use of animals in federally funded research, promote the adoption of humane and scientifically advanced alternatives, and ensure the ethical rehoming of retired research animals, and for other purposes.
HB-1802: SPARE Act Safeguard Pets, Animals, and Research Ethics Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Research, And Biotechnology. on 03/28/2025
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act [HB-1766]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
HB-1766: NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay P. Obernolte
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/15/2025
Government Spectrum Valuation Act [S.792]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to require the National Telecommunications Information Administration to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities.
S.792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/27/2025
United States Research Protection Act of 2025 [S.769]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.
S.769: United States Research Protection Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cruz Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 119-45. on 07/22/2025
Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act [HB-1709]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes.
HB-1709: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/15/2025
Communications Security Act [HB-1717]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes.
HB-1717: Communications Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Joyce
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/16/2025
Standard FEES Act Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act [HB-1731]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the processing of forms for the consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
HB-1731: Standard FEES Act Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary J. Palmer
Introduced In House on 02/27/2025
Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act [HB-1655]
[Telecommunications ]
[Environmental ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
HB-1655: Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cliff B. Bentz
Subcommittee Hearings Held on 06/10/2025
HB-1737: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2025
You have voted HB-1737: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria..
AI Accountability Act Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act [HB-1694]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a study and hold public meetings with respect to artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
HB-1694: AI Accountability Act Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 02/27/2025
Defund NPR Act [S.746]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Media and Advertising ]
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for National Public Radio, and for other purposes.
S.746: Defund NPR Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/26/2025