{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-4028","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 4028","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed 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competitiveness and the industrial capacity of U.S. vendors and other trusted vendors that produce such technology, (2) an assessment of whether and to what extent there is a dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the United States on technology that is not trusted, and (3) an identification of federal government actions and resources needed to support the economic competitiveness of trusted vendors and reduce dependence on companies that are not trusted."}],"words":130},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to report on the information and communication technology supply chain and to develop a whole-of-Government strategy on the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 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Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and any other agency head the Secretary determines necessary.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4028/text/eh#H65DE30B6C6374CDAA16D86C0C08A5CCD"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-10-20","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4028/text/eh"},"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/4028","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4028/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4028.png","v":"6566fef36c1c","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4028, 117th Congress: Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act. House: 413 Yea, 14 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 20 Oct 2021."}}