Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- Passed HouseApr 28, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries.
With respect to entities holding cable landing licenses (for the placement and operation of submarine communications cables) or other licenses granted via competitive auction, the FCC must publish a list of all such entities (1) in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest, or (2) that have been determined by a national security agency to be subject to the control of a covered entity.
With respect to entities holding all other categories of FCC licenses or other authorizations, the FCC must first issue rules facilitating the collection of information on such licensees’ ownership structure. After that information is obtained, the FCC must add to the published list any such entity in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest.
Under the bill, a covered entity is defined as an entity organized in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; a subsidiary of such an entity; or the government of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2025 to Apr 17, 2025; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 17, 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 Jan 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 H1665-1666)
- Apr 28, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 28, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 906.
- Apr 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1665)
- 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. 119-73.
- Apr 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
- Apr 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 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 H1665, H1666Text printed H1665 | Debbie Dingell D-MI, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Kathy Castor D-FL, Robert J. Wittman R-VA | 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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 27, 2025H.R. 906, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency ActAs passed by the House of Representatives
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 21, January 31, 2025, page H434.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 820 | Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 16, 2024 |
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, 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.
- Apr 29, 2025Referred in Senate
- Apr 28, 2025Engrossed in House
- Apr 24, 2025Reported in House
- Jan 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.
