Defending America’s 5G Future Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending America's 5G Future Act
This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests.
Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2019 to Jul 17, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jul 15, 2019 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Original | Jul 15, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jul 15, 2019 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Jul 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2118 | Defending America’s 5G Future Act | Related bill | Jul 15, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- China
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Digital media
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Infrastructure development
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2019Introduced in House
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