US Congress House Bill 4459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019

Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-27	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-09-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-09-24	House	Referred 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.
2019-09-24	House	Referred 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.
2019-09-24	House	Introduced in House

HB4998 (Similar To) 2020-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-124. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4459/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4459/BILLS-116hr4459ih.pdf