# 117-hr-4045: FUTURE Networks Act

117-hr-4045, FUTURE Networks Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4045
- Congress: 117
- Title: FUTURE Networks Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2021-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act or the FUTURE Networks Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the 6G Task Force to report on sixth-generation wireless technology, including the status of setting standards for and possible uses of such technology. The task force shall be composed of representatives of (1) trusted companies in the communications industry; (2) trusted public interest organizations or academic institutions; and (3) federal, state, local, and tribal governments.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 394 | 27 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4045 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4045)

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- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1916)
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