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Official Titles

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Official Title as Introduced

To prohibit Federal funds from being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment or services posing such risks, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
09/24/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (5)

Date All Actions
09/27/2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
09/25/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
09/24/2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/24/2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
09/24/2019Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (3)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]* 09/24/2019
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]* 09/24/2019
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]* 09/24/2019

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce09/24/2019 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology09/25/2019 Referred to
09/27/2019 Hearings by
House Oversight and Reform09/24/2019 Referred to

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Introduced in House (09/24/2019)

Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019

This bill establishes (1) a mechanism to prevent communications equipment or services that pose a national security risk from entering U.S. networks, and (2) a program to remove any such equipment or services currently used in U.S. networks.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to obtain communications equipment or services from a company that poses a national security risk to U.S. communications networks (e.g., Huawei Technologies Co. Limited, Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of either entity). The Federal Communications Commission must publish and maintain a list of such equipment or services.

In addition, the bill establishes the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program to supply small communications providers (i.e., providers with 2 million or fewer customers) with funds to offset the cost of removing prohibited equipment or services from their networks and replacing it with more secure communications equipment or services.