Active
Bill · 119th Congress · S 503
NET Act
Refreshed 2 h ago
Introduced 2025-02-10Topic: technology privacy · infrastructure utilitiesSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceNetwork Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year.
Sponsors
- John W. Hickenlooper Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-11-10 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-11-07 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-11-04 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7904-7905; text: CR S7905) | |
| 2025-11-04 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-09-29 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171. | |
| 2025-09-29 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66. | refer |
| 2025-09-29 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66. | report | |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | refer |
| 2025-02-10 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |