NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
This bill establishes an Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to analyze and develop policies related to internet and communications technologies.
Specific activities of the office include, for example, developing policies that promote (1) innovation, competition, and other elements of the communications, media, and technology markets; (2) security and resilience to cybersecurity incidents while fostering innovation; and (3) commercialization of communications technologies.
The existing Associate Administrator for Policy Analysis and Development within NTIA must be redesignated as Associate Administrator for Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and must serve as head of the office.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Mar 3, 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 Mar 3, 2025Markup Mar 4, 2025Reported Jun 30, 2025 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2025 |
Actions 13
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 H3214-3215)
- 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. 1766.
- Jul 14, 2025DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1766.
- Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3214)
- 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. 119-175.
- Jun 30, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 141.
- Mar 4, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 4, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 3, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E680 | Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Jul 16, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3214, H3215Text printed H3214 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Jay Obernolte R-CA, Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA, 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
- Jun 20, 2025H.R. 1766, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination 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. 40, March 3, 2025, page H945.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2049 | NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act | Related bill | Jun 12, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Department of Commerce
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Telephone and wireless communication
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
- Mar 3, 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.
