Communications Security Act
- Last Action
- 7/16/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-07-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-07-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 33 (Roll no. 196). (text: 7/14/2025 CR 3218-3219)
- 2025-07-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 33 (Roll no. 196).
- 2025-07-15Considered as unfinished business.
- 2025-07-14At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2025-07-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1717.
- 2025-07-14Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3218-3220)
- 2025-07-14Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2025-07-10Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
- 2025-07-10Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-194.
- 2025-07-10Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-194.
- 2025-04-08Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.
- 2025-04-08Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-27 (00)
Communications Security Act
This bill provides statutory authority for a council established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide advice regarding the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks. (This advice is currently provided by the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.)
The bill specifies that the FCC may designate an existing advisory committee to fulfill this role, provided the committee’s membership is modified, as necessary, to comply with membership requirements set forth in the bill.
Specifically, the bill requires the council to include, to the extent practicable, representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). Members are to be selected by the FCC's chair and generally may not include representatives of entities owned or controlled by, or subject to the influence of, a foreign adversary, or otherwise deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security.
Under current law, federal advisory committees must generally terminate after two years unless they are renewed or a statute specifies a different termination date. However, the bill exempts the council from this requirement.
Cosponsors (1)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
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