HR 4741 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

Securing Global Telecommunications Act

Introduced 2023-07-19· Sponsored by Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2024-09-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Securing Global Telecommunications Act This bill requires the Department of State develop and submit to Congress a strategy to promote the use of secure telecommunication infrastructure in countries other than the United States. The State Department must also report to Congress on (1) efforts by China and Russia to advance authoritarian interests or oppose fair, industry-led processes at the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. agency involved with setting telecommunications standards and related regulatory activities; and (2) opportunities for greater collaboration with allies and partners to promote secure information and communications technology infrastructure in countries other than the United States.…

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H.R. 4741, Securing Global Telecommunications Act

Aug 16, 2023

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 26, 2023

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans