S 503 · 119th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

NET Act

Introduced 2025-02-10· Sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2025-11-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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. …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 503, NET Act

Aug 14, 2025

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 21, 2025

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans