{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1717","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1717","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Communications Security Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Communications Security Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Communications Security Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Communications Security Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Communications Security Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Communications Security Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-07-15","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h196","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Communications Security Act","result":"Passed","yea":380,"nay":33,"present":0,"not_voting":19,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll196.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":"2025-07-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-27","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Communications Security Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill provides statutory authority for a council established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide advice regarding the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks. (This advice is currently provided by the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.)"},{"k":"p","t":"The bill specifies that the FCC may designate an existing advisory committee to fulfill this role, provided the committee’s membership is modified, as necessary, to comply with membership requirements set forth in the bill."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill requires the council to include, to the extent practicable, representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). Members are to be selected by the FCC's chair and generally may not include representatives of entities owned or controlled by, or subject to the influence of, a foreign adversary, or otherwise deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security."},{"k":"p","t":"Under current law, federal advisory committees must generally terminate after two years unless they are renewed or a statute specifies a different termination date. However, the bill exempts the council from this requirement."}],"words":194},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council, or designate an existing advisory committee, to advise it on the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}]},"core_areas":["Federal Communications Commission advisory council on communications network security, reliability, and interoperability"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Federal Communications Commission, within 90 days of enactment, to establish a council to advise it on issues including the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, or to designate an existing chartered advisory committee for that purpose.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}},{"text":"Requires the Chair of the Commission to appoint the council's members, who serve 2-year terms, and requires each member to have knowledge and experience relevant to the council's purpose and goals.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}},{"text":"Provides that, to the extent practicable, the council includes representatives of communications companies, of public interest organizations or academic institutions, and of Federal, State, local, or Tribal governments, with at least one member for each type of government.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}},{"text":"Excludes from the company, public interest organization, and academic institution categories any entity the Chair determines to be \"not trusted,\" meaning the Chair has publicly determined it is owned, controlled, or influenced by a foreign adversary, or otherwise determines it poses a national security threat.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}},{"text":"Requires the council to submit to the Chair, within 2 years of its establishment or designation and every 2 years after, each report adopted by the council or its working groups, and requires the Commission to post each report on its website.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}},{"text":"Provides that section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, which relates to the termination of advisory committees, does not apply to the council.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text/eh#H2A06B80C0000411DA85601C475B9B532"},"heading":"Council on communications security, reliability, and interoperability","effect":"Exempts the council from the law that provides for the termination of advisory committees, so that termination provision does not apply to it.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code (relating to the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply to the council."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-07-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/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/1717","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1717/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1717.png","v":"bf708804043e","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1717, 119th Congress: Communications Security Act. House: 380 Yea, 33 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 15 Jul 2025."}}