119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 27, 2025
Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
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Latest action (Oct 24, 2025): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 27, 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.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7734; text: CR S7734)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-36.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-36.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y Information Sharing Extension Act; S. 2750, Strengthening Artificial intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation (SANDBOX) Act; S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act; S. 2983, Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act; H.R. 5078, Protecting Information by Local Leader…
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
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 28, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ireless tower facilities on federal property. Lobbying on the following bills: PL 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Title IV, Sec. 40002, spectrum auctions); S. 259 - Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act (foreign ownership issues); S. 323 - PLAN for Broadband act (all provisions); S 866 Accelerating Bro…
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 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Computer Industry
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y Information Sharing Extension Act; S. 2750, Strengthening Artificial intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation (SANDBOX) Act; S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency 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
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 25, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…igned to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property. Lobbying on the following bills: S. 259 - Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act (foreign ownership issues); S. 323 - PLAN for Broadband act (all provisions); S. 806 - Accelerating…
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 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. 1754, Preventing PLA Acquisition and U.S. Technology Act, all provisions. S. 450, Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, all provisions. S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, all provisions. Issues related to Chinese Biotech Industry and Dual-Use Threats; Cyber Insurance Mar…
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
…g 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
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 6, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…igned to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property. Lobbying on the following bills: S. 259 - Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, foreign ownership issues; S. 323 - PLAN for Broadband act, all provisions; S. 806 - Accelerating Br…
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
AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,810,000
Spent on own lobbying
…esponder Network Authority, legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless towers on federal property. S. 259 Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act, issues related to foreign ownership interests S 323 PLAN for Broadband Act, all provisions HR 651 Spe…
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
…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 Transparency (FACT) Act, all provisions. S. 450, Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, all provisions.…
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
…g 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