Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to examine and report on the cybersecurity of mobile service networks and the vulnerability of these networks and mobile devices to cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by adversaries.
The report must include, among other items, (1) an assessment of the degree to which mobile service providers have addressed certain cybersecurity vulnerabilities; (2) a discussion of the degree to which these providers have implemented cybersecurity best practices and risk assessment frameworks; and (3) an estimate of the prevalence and efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and techniques.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 191 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed360–10 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2025 to May 6, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Original | Feb 27, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | May 6, 2025 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 27, 2025Markup Mar 4, 2025Reported Jun 30, 2025 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2025 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 14, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3209-3211)
- Jul 14, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3230-3231)
- Jul 14, 2025Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 14, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1709.
- Jul 14, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 360 - 10 (Roll no. 191). (text: CR H3209-3210)
- Jul 14, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 30, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-177.
- Jun 30, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
- Mar 4, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 4, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3209–H3211Text printed H3209Recorded votes H3230enact | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Landsman D-OH, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Jul 14, 2025 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 18, 2025H.R. 1709, Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 39, February 27, 2025, page H920.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jul 14, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jun 30, 2025Reported in House
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced 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.
