119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 17, 2025
Securing Global Telecommunications Act
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Latest action (Jul 17, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jul 17, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands H.R. 4240, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to Network Security and Cybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wirele…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands H.R. 4240, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to Network Security and Cybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wirele…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands H.R. 4240, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to Network Security and Cybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wirele…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Supply Chain H.R. 4503, ePermit Act - Issues relating to Infrastructure Deployment, Permitting and Siting, Including on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands H.R. 4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to Network Security and Cybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wirele…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 10, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng on Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Lands H.R. 4240, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act - Issues relating to Cybersecurity and Supply Chain H.R. 4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act - Issues relating to Network Security and Cybersecurity H.R. 4950, Data BRIDGE Act - Issues relating determining wirele…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing