The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2025
S 259 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Deb Fischer (R)

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

Requires the FCC to publish an annual list of foreign-owned entities holding US communications licenses.

Tradeoff

Increases transparency on foreign ownership of US communications infrastructure. Creates new reporting requirements for the FCC and communications companies.

What's in it

See official bill text

Negligible net federal cost over 2025-2030; small private-sector mandate cost well below the $206 million UMRA threshold.

The $4 million federal implementation cost is offset by FCC fee collection authority, resulting in negligible net cost to taxpayers; the policy's actual burden falls on regulated communications entities through modest fee increases to cover FCC compliance review and reporting.

S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act · Jun 2025

Passed the Senate by on October 23, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 27, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 27, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Apr 30, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-36.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Oct 23, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 24, 2025)