Latest action · Jul 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
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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
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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.
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.
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.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution
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.
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