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H.R. 1709 · Science, Technology, Communications
Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What does this mean?

A federal agency that oversees telecommunications policy, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, would be required to study how secure cell phone networks are against hacking and spying by foreign adversaries, then write a report on what it finds. The report would look at whether phone carriers are fixing known security weaknesses, following recommended cybersecurity practices, and using effective encryption to protect calls and data. Nothing changes immediately for phone users or carriers — this simply requires the government to investigate and publicly document how vulnerable the mobile networks Americans rely on actually are.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Committee
Feb 27, 2025
Passed House
Jul 14, 2025
Received in Senate
Jul 15, 2025
Full action history (15)
Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 4, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 4, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 30, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
Jun 30, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-177.
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