# 119-hr-1766: NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

119-hr-1766, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1766
- Congress: 119
- Title: NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a new Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.** The bill would charge that office with shaping market-based internet and communications policy, coordinating cybersecurity and privacy guidance, and supporting innovation, competition, digital inclusion, workforce development, and secure supply chains. - Families and consumers: Would produce public data and studies on how Americans use the internet, telephone, mass media, and video services, which could inform policies to expand access and inclusion. - Small businesses and rural providers: Would get a formal channel for feedback and stronger coordination across the Department of Commerce to speed commercialization, provide technical assistance, and address barriers to capital and market participation. - Security researchers, service and software providers, and policymakers: Would coordinate multistakeholder cybersecurity guidance, promote researcher-provider collaboration to prevent vulnerabilities, and advise regulators and Congress on cybersecurity and resilience policy.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New internet and cybersecurity policy office: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would create a new office within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office would study how people use the internet, phones, media, and other digital services. It would bring researchers and providers together to shape cybersecurity and privacy guida…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1766 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1766)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1766 (as of 2026-09-10).