HR 1717 · Communications Security Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Jul 16, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Robert Menendez [D-NJ-8]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Jul 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 15, 2025 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). (text: 7/14/2025 CR 3218-3219)
- Jul 15, 2025 Passed/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).
- Jul 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business.
- Jul 14, 2025 At 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.
- Jul 14, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1717.
- Jul 14, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3218-3220)
Votes
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed · Jul 15, 2025, 6:36 PM