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Defending America’s 5G Future Act

Introduced: July 15, 2019 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Defending America's 5G Future Act

This bill prohibits transactions involving the information and communications technology of a foreign adversary when such transactions pose undue risks involving sabotage or subversion, catastrophic effects on critical U.S. infrastructure or the digital economy, or U.S. national-security or foreign-policy interests.

Additionally, the bill prohibits the removal of Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports and authorizes Congress to disallow any export licenses granted to Huawei or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

What's happening now July 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3759 Related bill Defending America’s 5G Future Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 16, 2019
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jul 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2118: Defending America’s 5G Future Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2118/
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"S. 2118: Defending America’s 5G Future Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2118/.
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S. 2118, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2118/.
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