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S. 503 Senate Science, Technology, Communications

NET Act

Introduced
Feb 10, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. (D-CO)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the Senate. Last action: held at the desk on Nov 10, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 10, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Feb 10, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. May 21, 2025
  4. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-66. Sep 29, 2025
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171. Sep 29, 2025
  6. Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Nov 4, 2025
  7. Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7904-7905; text: CR S7905) Nov 4, 2025
  8. Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Nov 7, 2025
  9. House Received in the House. Nov 10, 2025
  10. House Held at the desk. Nov 10, 2025

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSupply chainTelephone and wireless communication

Committees

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 29, 2025]
    • [Markup By, May 21, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Feb 11, 2025]

Summary

Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET ActThis 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. 

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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