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HR 4747 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Asia China Computers and information technology Foreign and international corporations Manufacturing Public contracts and procurement Telephone and wireless communication

Defending U.S. Government Communications Act

Introduced: April 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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Defending U.S. Government Communications Act

This bill prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining, renewing or extending a contract to obtain or procure, or entering into a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service with telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system that is from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or an entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China.

What's happening now January 9, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 5 Republican 13
D
Costa, Jim
California · May 3, 2018
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 26, 2018
Walker, Mark
· Apr 11, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 10, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Apr 10, 2018
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 10, 2018
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 9, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 5, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 15, 2018
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 14, 2018
Nunes, Devin
· Mar 7, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 6, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 1, 2018
Faso, John
· Feb 27, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Feb 27, 2018
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 23, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Feb 23, 2018
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 23, 2018
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Feb 20, 2018
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 16, 2018
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 14, 2018
Blum, Rod
· Feb 14, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 14, 2018
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2018
Pittenger, Robert
· Feb 14, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 13, 2018
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Feb 7, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 29, 2018
Hunter, Duncan
· Jan 22, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 16, 2018
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 16, 2018
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 16, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 16, 2018
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 16, 2018
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jan 10, 2018
Cheney, Liz
· Jan 9, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4747: Defending U.S. Government Communications Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4747/
MLA
"H.R. 4747: Defending U.S. Government Communications Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4747/.
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H.R. 4747, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4747/.
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