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H.R. 1709119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Jul 15, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
Introduced:
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HR 1709 requires a federal report within a year on how secure U.S. mobile networks are against hacking and surveillance.
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The bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, working with DHS and other agencies, to study U.S. mobile network cybersecurity and deliver a report to Congress within a year. The report must cover carriers' fixing of known flaws, consumer attitudes toward security, encryption strength, and the prevalence of cell site simulators. It focuses on older mobile technologies, not 5G, and on real-world rather than lab-only problems.
Directly affects federal agencies, including the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the Department of Homeland Security, who must conduct the study. Mobile carriers, device makers, and software developers may be asked to provide information, and the bill does not impose new rules on them.
The report could inform future decisions by lawmakers on whether new cybersecurity requirements for mobile networks are needed, but the bill itself changes nothing immediately for consumers or companies.
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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.