{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-3919","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 3919","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed Senate","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission prohibits authorization of radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk."},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-55","introduced":"2021-06-15","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-10-20","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h323","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Secure Equipment Act","result":"Passed","yea":420,"nay":4,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll323.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2021-10-28","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR H7450)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2021-11-11"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-55.","date":"2021-11-11"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-11-11","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Secure Equipment Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules stating that it will no longer review or approve any authorization application for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services. (Listed communications equipment or services are those that the FCC determines pose an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.)"}],"words":67},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules under which it no longer reviews or approves equipment authorization applications for equipment on its list of covered communications equipment or services.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"}]},"core_areas":["Federal Communications Commission equipment authorization rules for covered communications equipment"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules, not later than 1 year after enactment, in the proceeding begun by its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in ET Docket No. 21–232, to update its equipment authorization procedures.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"}},{"text":"Requires those rules to clarify that the Commission will no longer review or approve any application for equipment authorization for equipment on the list of covered communications equipment or services published under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"}},{"text":"Bars those rules from providing for review or revocation of any equipment authorization granted before the rules are adopted, on the basis of the equipment being on that list.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"}},{"text":"Does not prohibit the Commission, outside those rules, from examining whether review or revocation of earlier authorizations is necessary, or from adopting rules providing for such review or revocation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"}},{"text":"Provides the short title, the Secure Equipment Act of 2021.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H68AB65EDC18241BDAB7F152FC55F4266:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr#H1196C6FA021C4C358DEDB29DFBDBF6E0:~:text=2.%20Updates%20to%20equipment%20authorization%20process%20of"},"heading":"Updates to equipment authorization process of Federal Communications Commission","effect":"Bars the rules from providing for review or revocation of equipment authorizations granted before the rules are adopted, on the basis of the equipment being on the covered list. The Commission may still consider such review or revocation outside those rules.","amount":null,"quote":"the Commission may not provide for review or revocation of any equipment authorization granted before the date on which such rules are adopted"}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-3919.png","v":"a329d16dfc91","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3919, 117th Congress: Secure Equipment Act of 2021. House: 420 Yea, 4 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 11 Nov 2021."}}