FCC would have to list licensees tied to foreign adversary nations
Passed one chamberH.R. 906Latest action
Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman · Representative · VA
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Official title: Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
119th Congress
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HR 906 requires the FCC to publish and update a list of licensees with foreign adversary ownership ties.
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What does this do?
The bill requires the FCC to publicly list companies holding FCC licenses (radio, TV, wireless, undersea cable) that have significant ownership or control ties to foreign adversary nations. The list must be published within 120 days of enactment and updated at least yearly. Within 18 months, the FCC must also create rules to identify additional affected license holders and add them within a year after finalizing those rules.
Who does it affect?
Telecommunications and media companies operating in the U.S. with foreign ownership connections face new disclosure requirements; national security agencies may assist in determining foreign control.
Why does it matter?
The measure increases public and policymaker visibility into which U.S. communications licensees have ties to governments considered national security risks, without directly regulating consumers.
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Based on the “Referred in Senate” text of Apr 29, 2025.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Apr 29, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.