NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 29, 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 31, 2025
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through FY2026 and makes certain changes to its leadership structure.
Specifically, the bill promotes the head of the NTIA, currently the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to the role of Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The bill also promotes the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
Further, the bill provides statutory authority for two existing offices within NTIA—the Office of Spectrum Management and the Office of International Affairs.
The bill also repeals certain outdated or expired NTIA reporting requirements and consolidates certain remaining reporting requirements into one annual report to Congress.
Finally, the bill extends the obligation of the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Commerce to audit the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program through FY2024.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 31, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 31, 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 31, 2025Markup Apr 8, 2025Reported Apr 24, 2025 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2025 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 28, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1657-1661)
- Apr 28, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 28, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2482.
- Apr 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1657-1660)
- Apr 28, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-63.
- Apr 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
- Apr 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 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 H1657–H1661Text printed H1657–H1660 | April McClain Delaney D-MD, Debbie Dingell D-MI, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Apr 28, 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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 57, March 31, 2025, page H1375.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48559 | Proposed Spectrum Provisions in the House Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1) Archived | Report | Jun 4, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025
- NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2025Referred in Senate
- Apr 28, 2025Engrossed in House
- Apr 24, 2025Reported in House
- Mar 31, 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.
