HR4506Referred to Committee

Securing Global Telecommunications Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-17
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William R. Keating
William R. Keating
Democrat · MA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (526 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-07-17

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Plain-English Summary

Securing Global Telecommunications Act This bill requires the Department of State to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to promote the use of secure telecommunication infrastructure in countries other than the United States. The State Department must also report to Congress on (1) efforts by China and Russia to advance authoritarian interests or oppose fair, industry-led processes at the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. agency involved with setting telecommunications standards and related regulatory activities; and (2) opportunities for greater collaboration with allies and partners to promote secure information and communications technology infrastructure in countries other than the United States.

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