Secure Equipment Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 11, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-55.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2021
- Passed HouseOct 20, 2021
- Passed SenateOct 28, 2021
- To the PresidentNov 3, 2021
- Became lawNov 11, 2021Public Law 117-55
Summary
Secure Equipment Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules stating that it will no longer review or approve any authorization application for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services. (Listed communications equipment or services are those that the FCC determines pose an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.)
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 323 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed420–4 | Oct 20, 2021 |
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2021 to Oct 19, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Oct 19, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2021Reported Oct 19, 2021 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2021Markup Jul 15, 2021Discharged Jul 20, 2021 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 11, 2021Signed by President.
- Nov 11, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-55.
- Nov 3, 2021Presented to President.
- Oct 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR H7450)
- Oct 28, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7450 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Oct 28, 2021 |
| House | Recorded votes H5701enactLists H5702Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3919, Secure Equipment Act | — | Oct 20, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5654–H5656Text printed H5654 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Pence R-IN, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Steve Scalise R-LA | Oct 19, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 104, June 15, 2021, page H2817.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-41 | A SAFE WIRELESS FUTURE: SECURING OUR NETWORKS AND SUPPLY CHAINS106 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 30, 2021 |
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48736 | Vehicle Geolocation Data Collection: Issues for the 119th Congress | Report | Jun 30, 2026 |
| R40424 | Senate Committee Funding Requests and Authorizations, 106th-119th Congresses | Report | Jun 4, 2026 |
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
| IF12955 | Telecommunications and the 119th Congress: A Primer on Programs, Authorities, and Emerging Issues Archived | Resource | Feb 10, 2026 |
| R47060 | Overview of Federal Hate Crime Laws Archived | Report | Apr 1, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1790 | Secure Equipment Act of 2021 | Related bill | Dec 17, 2021 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission prohibits authorization of radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Secure Equipment Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- China
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government information and archives
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 21, 2021Received in Senate
- Oct 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Oct 19, 2021Reported in House
- Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
