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S. 503 119th Congress Senate

NET Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the depl… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2025 Introduced by: John W. Hickenlooper Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSupply chainTelephone and wireless communication
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 10, 2025
Held at the desk.
Nov 10, 2025
Received in the House.
Nov 7, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 4, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7904-7905; text: CR S7905)
Nov 4, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.
Sep 29, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66.
May 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year. 

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 10, 2025
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 10, 2025
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 503: NET Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-503/
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"S. 503: NET Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-503/.
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S. 503, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-503/.
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