SECURE American Telecommunications Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- May 19, 2025
What it does
The SECURE American Telecommunications Act would improve the licensing and security of submarine and cross-border terrestrial telecommunications cables by transferring licensing authority from the President to the Federal Communications Commission, establishing minimum physical and cybersecurity standards, requiring timely reporting of incidents and repairs, and prohibiting licenses for cables connecting to foreign adversaries or certain restricted equipment. It affects cable operators, federal agencies involved in communications and national security, and state/local governments, which would be preempted from regulating licensed submarine cables based on environmental effects. The bill…
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Where it goes next
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