119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 10, 2025
NET Act
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Latest action (Nov 10, 2025): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 10, 2025)
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year.
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 Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7904-7905; text: CR S7905)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66.
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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Congressional oversight · Government studies and investigations · Supply chain · Telephone and wireless communication
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CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · 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
…ty Act H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act H.R. 2076/S. 1003 -- Lulus Law H.R. 2350/S. 1137 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; S. 503 - NET Act; and S. 725 - Enhancing First Response 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
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,980,000
Spent on own lobbying
…curity Responsibility Act H.R. 1870 - SPEED for BEAD Act H.R. 2076 - Lulus Law H.R. 2350 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act S. 503 - NET Act S. 725 - Enhancing First Response Act S. 1003 - Lulus Law S. 1137 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025 Issues related to 911 reliability Issues rel…
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
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…2482) Proposal related to routers (S. 244) Reconciliation bill as it relates to telecommunications matters (H.R. 1) Bill related to telecom network capability (S. 503) Nominations to Federal Communications Commission
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · 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
…51 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; H.R. 2350/S. 1137 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025; H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act; S. 323 - PLAN for Broadband Act; S. 503 - NET Act; S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act; S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to Aud…
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
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$5,340,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 651 - Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025 H.R. 2350 - Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 2449 - FUTURE Networks Act S. 323 - PLAN for Broadband Act S. 503 - NET Act S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act S. 794 - A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit…
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
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 7, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
ALERT Parity Act; S. 503, Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act; FUTURE Networks Act; S. 725, Enhancing First Response 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