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Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 259 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
Passed first chamber
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Senate
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Oct 24, 2025

What it does

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries. With respect to entities holding cable landing licenses (for the placement and operation of submarine communications cables) or other licenses granted via competitive auction, the FCC must publish a list of all such entities (1) in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest, or (2) that have been determined by a national security agency to be subject to the control of a covered entity. With respect to entities…

Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 27, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jan 27, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Oct 24, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

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