The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2023
HR 1149

Sponsored by Susan Wild (D)

Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act

Would have required State Department reports on risky telecom equipment in allied networks and US embassies.

Tradeoff

Would have required State Department reports and diplomatic support for trusted telecom projects abroad. Would have expressed Congress's view that Huawei and ZTE should not be vendors, without binding anyone.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 1149, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/58979 · Mar 2023

The House passed this 410-8 on April 19, 2023. The Senate never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 21, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(Feb 21, 2023)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Feb 28, 2023)

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #189 · Apr 19, 2023)

    410 yeanay 8

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Apr 20, 2023)

Passage votes· Apr 19, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025