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HR 6551 112th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6551: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6551/
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"H.R. 6551: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6551/.
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H.R. 6551, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6551/.
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[H.R. 6551: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6551/)
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