The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2025
HR 1709 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Greg Landsman (D)

Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act

Requires federal report on cybersecurity risks in mobile phone networks and devices.

Tradeoff

Mandates a government study of mobile network security vulnerabilities with no direct budget authorization or specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the implementation period; no deficit impact.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost to administer the assessment and reporting requirement—the bill's actual impact falls on mobile service providers who must comply with cybersecurity evaluation and disclosure.

H.R. 1709, Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act · Mar 2025

The House passed this 360-10 on July 14, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 27, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 27, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Mar 4, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-177.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #191 · Jul 14, 2025)

    360 yeanay 10

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jul 15, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Jul 14, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027