{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-4045","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 4045","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"FUTURE Networks Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the \"6G Task Force\", and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the \"6G Task Force\", and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"FUTURE Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"FUTURE Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"FUTURE Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"FUTURE Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"FUTURE Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-06-22","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-12-01","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h390","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"FUTURE Networks Act","result":"Passed","yea":394,"nay":27,"present":0,"not_voting":12,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll390.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2021-12-02"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-12-01","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act or the FUTURE Networks Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the 6G Task Force to report on sixth-generation wireless technology, including the status of setting standards for and possible uses of such technology. The task force shall be composed of representatives of (1) trusted companies in the communications industry; (2) trusted public interest organizations or academic institutions; and (3) federal, state, local, and tribal governments."}],"words":79},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Federal Communications Commission to establish a 6G Task Force that reports on sixth-generation wireless technology.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}]},"core_areas":["Federal Communications Commission 6G Task Force","Reporting on sixth-generation wireless technology"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force known as the \"6G Task Force\" not later than 120 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}},{"text":"Provides that the Chair of the Commission appoints the members of the Task Force.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}},{"text":"Provides that, to the extent practicable, the Task Force includes representatives of communications companies, public interest organizations or academic institutions, and Federal, State, local and Tribal governments, excluding entities the Chair determines are not trusted.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}},{"text":"Requires the Task Force, within 1 year of its establishment, to publish a report on sixth-generation wireless technology in the Federal Register and on the Commission's website, and to submit it to two congressional committees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}},{"text":"Requires the report to cover the status of industry-led standards-setting, possible uses, limitations including supply chain and cybersecurity limitations, and how to work with government entities on siting, deployment and adoption.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}},{"text":"Requires the Task Force to publish a draft report within 180 days of its establishment, accept public comments on it, and take those comments into consideration in preparing the final report.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text/eh#H057AAE2C47294B19B0F0E5211CF2146B"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-12-01","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/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/4045","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-4045.png","v":"3905192d69b1","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4045, 117th Congress: FUTURE Networks Act. House: 394 Yea, 27 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 1 Dec 2021."}}