# 117-hr-3919: Secure Equipment Act of 2021

117-hr-3919, Secure Equipment Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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- As of: 2026-01-05
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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3919
- Congress: 117
- Title: Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**No longer review or approve equipment on the FCC's covered communications list.** This law directs the Federal Communications Commission to rewrite its equipment authorization rules to reflect that change and sets timing and limits for how those rules apply.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 420 | 4 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- FCC blocks approvals for listed telecom gear: mixed, medium. The FCC must update its equipment approval rules within one year of enactment. When the new rules take effect, the FCC will not review or approve applications for equipment on its covered list. Those rules also cannot revoke past approvals just because an item is on that list. Outside those rules,…

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3919 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919)

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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3919 (as of 2026-01-05).