HR 2482 · NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced
- Mar 31, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 29, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Robert E. Latta [R-OH-5]
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through FY2026 and makes certain changes to its leadership structure. Specifically, the bill promotes the head of the NTIA, currently the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to the role of Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The bill also promotes the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Further, the bill provides statutory authority for two existing offices within NTIA—the Office of Spectrum Management and the Office of International Affairs. The bill also repeals certain outdated or expired NTIA reporting requirements and consolidates certain remaining reporting requirements into one annual report to Congress. Finally, the bill extends the obligation of the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Commerce to audit the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program through FY2024.
Recent actions
- Apr 29, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 28, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 28, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1657-1660)
- Apr 28, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1657-1660)
- Apr 28, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2482.
- Apr 28, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1657-1661)
- Apr 28, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 24, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.