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H.R. 906 119th Congress House

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2025 Introduced by: Robert J. Wittman Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 28, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 28, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1665)
Apr 28, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1665)
Apr 28, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 906.
Apr 28, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1665-1666)
Apr 28, 2025
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 24, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
Apr 24, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-73.
Apr 8, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 8, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries.

With respect to entities holding cable landing licenses (for the placement and operation of submarine communications cables) or other licenses granted via competitive auction, the FCC must publish a list of all such entities (1) in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest, or (2) that have been determined by a national security agency to be subject to the control of a covered entity. 

With respect to entities holding all other categories of FCC licenses or other authorizations, the FCC must first issue rules facilitating the collection of information on such licensees’ ownership structure. After that information is obtained, the FCC must add to the published list any such entity in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest. 

Under the bill, a covered entity is defined as an entity organized in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; a subsidiary of such an entity; or the government of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.

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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 17, 2025
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 31, 2025
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Jan 31, 2025
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 31, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 906: Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-906/
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"H.R. 906: Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-906/.
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H.R. 906, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-906/.
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