{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1709","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1709","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-07-14","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h191","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act","result":"Passed","yea":360,"nay":10,"present":0,"not_voting":61,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll191.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","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":"2025-07-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-27","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to examine and report on the cybersecurity of mobile service networks and the vulnerability of these networks and mobile devices to cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by adversaries."},{"k":"p","t":"The report must include, among other items, (1) an assessment of the degree to which mobile service providers have addressed certain cybersecurity vulnerabilities; (2) a discussion of the degree to which these providers have implemented cybersecurity best practices and risk assessment frameworks; and (3) an estimate of the prevalence and efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and techniques."}],"words":100},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service networks and their vulnerability to cyberattacks and surveillance by adversaries.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}]},"core_areas":["Report on cybersecurity of mobile service networks","Encryption and authentication in mobile service and devices","Cell site simulators and mobile surveillance technologies"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, to submit the report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation not later than 1 year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}},{"text":"Requires the report to assess the degree to which mobile service providers have addressed, are addressing, or have not addressed identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including those that could lead to surveillance by adversaries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}},{"text":"Requires the report to estimate and discuss the prevalence and efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and techniques used in mobile service, mobile communications equipment or services, mobile devices, and mobile operating systems and software.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}},{"text":"Requires the report to estimate and discuss the prevalence, costs, commercial availability, and usage by adversaries in the United States of cell site simulators and other mobile service surveillance and interception technologies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}},{"text":"Directs the Assistant Secretary to consult, to the degree practicable, with listed parties including the Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the intelligence community, researchers, mobile service providers, and device manufacturers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}},{"text":"Requires the report to be unclassified, with a possible classified annex, and requires redaction of potentially exploitable unclassified information, with an unredacted form provided to the two committees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh#HC7255D10DDE14D1CB7D634122FA0ED26"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-07-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1709/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1709.png","v":"049680bd4886","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1709, 119th Congress: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act. House: 360 Yea, 10 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Jul 2025."}}