S 244

Summary

Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act or the ROUTERS Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to conduct a study on the national security risks posed by consumer routers and modems (including devices that combine a modem and router) and provide the results of the study to Congress. The study must address devices developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons (i.e., individuals and entities) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.   

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]

Cosponsors

3

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Introduced

2025-01-24

Latest action

2025-06-02: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.

Committee referrals

• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Reported By · 2025-06-02
• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2025-03-12
• Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-01-24

Recent actions

• 2025-06-02: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
• 2025-06-02: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-25.
• 2025-06-02: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-25.
• 2025-03-12: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• 2025-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.