119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 31, 2025
Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
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Latest action (Apr 29, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 31, 2025)
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.
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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1665)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1665)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 906.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1665-1666)
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-73.
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-73.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Education
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions. H.R. 4142, No Adversarial AI Act, all provisions. H.R. 866, ROUTERS Act, all provisions. H.R. 906, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act, all provisions. S. 1296, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Tr…
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
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 15, 2025 · issue area: Computer Industry
$260,000
Spent on own lobbying
…regarding AI; General privacy provisions for a federal privacy bill; S. 321, Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025; H.R. 906/S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act; H.R. 866/S. 244, Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act
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
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…all provisions related to cable. -HR 866 - ROUTERS Act- all provisions related to cable. -HR 888 - Stop Sports Blackout Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 906 - Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1343 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - all provis…
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
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ment Devices Act, all provisions. H.R. 1166, Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, all provisions. H.R. 866, ROUTERS Act, all provisions. H.R. 906, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, all provisions. S. 244, ROUTERS Act, all provisions. S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transp…
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
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Computer Industry
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…regarding AI; General privacy provisions for a federal privacy bill; S. 321, Decoupling America's Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025; H.R. 906/S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act; H.R. 866/S. 244, Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act
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