HR-4506 — Securing Global Telecommunications Act

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Corporate BenefitsTransparency & Accountability

Orders a State Department plan and two reports on foreign telecom security — nothing changes in your daily life.

Corporate Benefits

U.S. help for telecom firms bidding abroad — plan only, no money

The strategy and a third report would look for ways to help vendors the U.S. trusts win network contracts in other countries. The bill sets aside no money, so any real help would depend on later decisions.

Transparency & Accountability

Congress gets a required telecom strategy — due in 90 days

The Secretary of State would have 90 days after the bill becomes law to send Congress a written strategy. It would have to cover mobile networks, data centers, 6G, and satellite internet, so lawmakers could hold the department to a specific plan.

Public report on Chinese and Russian telecom influence

A second 90-day report would spell out how China and Russia push their own interests at the International Telecommunication Union. The bill says this report must be public, though a secret section may be attached.

More about this bill

You would not see any change in your daily life from this bill. It orders the State Department to write plans and reports. No money is spent and no rule changes. Within 90 days, the Secretary of State would owe Congress a plan. Its goal would be to help other countries build phone and internet networks with vendors the U.S. trusts. Lawmakers point to Huawei and other firms tied to China's government. They say those firms are all over the world's mobile networks. A second report, also due in 90 days, would cover Chinese and Russian influence at the International Telecommunication Union. That group is the U.N. body that sets global telecom rules. The report must be public, though it may include a secret section. A third report would look at ways to work with allies so trusted firms win more of these contracts.

Congressional Summary

Securing Global Telecommunications Act This bill requires the Department of State to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to promote the use of secure telecommunication infrastructure in countries other than the United States. The State Department must also report to Congress on (1) efforts by China and Russia to advance authoritarian interests or oppose fair, industry-led processes at the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. agency involved with setting telecommunications standards and related regulatory activities; and (2) opportunities for greater collaboration with allies and partners to promote secure information and communications technology infrastructure in countries other than the United States.

Legislative Subjects

TelecommunicationsNational securityForeign policyChinaInfrastructureState Department

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber
Status: in committee
Action
Action Date: 2025-07-17
Date Added: 2026-03-31
Source: Congress.gov →

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