H.R. 10453 119th Congress House

Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to expand the coverage of such Act and to streamline the processes under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2026 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 16, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
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Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
for CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
for CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
for NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD
for TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC. (FKA TP-LINK GLOBAL INC.) · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 filings
SENATE
12 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
7 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
7 filings
Natl Security Council (NSC)
5 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
3 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Sep 16, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10453: Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10453/

MLA

"H.R. 10453: Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10453/.

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H.R. 10453, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10453/.

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