Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish (or designate and modify) a council advising on communications networks' security, reliability, and interoperability. The Chair appoints members for two-year terms, excluding entities the Chair publicly deems “not trusted.” The council must report every two years and its reports be posted publicly; the council is exempt from automatic advisory committee termination. “Not trusted” uses national-security criteria from the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.
Scope of Chair discretion to label entities “not trusted”.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill succinctly establishes and defines an advisory council with concrete deadlines, membership categories, reporting requirements, and integration with existing statutory definitions.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish (or designate and modify) a council advising on communications networks' security, reliability, and interoperability.
The Chair appoints members for two-year terms, excluding entities the Chair publicly deems “not trusted.” The council must report every two years and its reports be posted publicly; the council is exempt from automatic advisory committee termination. “Not trusted” uses national-security criteria from the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.
Low-cost, technical advisory bill with limited regulatory impact typically advances; delegated exclusion authority to Chair is the main friction point.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill succinctly establishes and defines an advisory council with concrete deadlines, membership categories, reporting requirements, and integration with existing statutory definitions. It creates a durable advisory mechanism by exempting the council from automatic termination and by referencing established criteria for excluding untrusted entities.
Scope of Chair discretion to label entities “not trusted”.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Scope of Chair discretion to label entities “not trusted”.
Likely supportive because it advances network security and includes public-interest and government representatives.
Concerned about Chair authority to bar organizations and potential industry-dominated composition; wants transparency safeguards and civil-liberties protections.
Views the bill as a practical, low-cost advisory step to strengthen communications resilience.
Appreciates built-in expertise and public reporting but notes vague terms and centralization of exclusion authority; wants clearer membership rules and transparency.
Cautiously receptive because it prioritizes national-security protections and restricts entities tied to foreign adversaries.
Skeptical about creating a permanent advisory body and potential regulatory creep or politicization of exclusions by the FCC Chair.
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Low-cost, technical advisory bill with limited regulatory impact typically advances; delegated exclusion authority to Chair is the main friction point.
The House fast-tracked this bill — skipping normal debate — and it passed with a two-thirds majority. It now moves to the Senate.
Suspending the rules allows the House to bypass normal debate procedures and pass a bill immediately with a two-thirds vote.
Scope of Chair discretion to label entities “not trusted”.
Low-cost, technical advisory bill with limited regulatory impact typically advances; delegated exclusion authority to Chair is the main fri…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill succinctly establishes and defines an advisory council with concrete deadlines, membership categories, reporting requirements, and integration with existing statutory…
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