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119-hr-4506119th Congress

Securing Global Telecommunications Act

Sponsored By: Representative Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

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Summary

This bill would create a U.S.-led framework to promote secure global telecommunications infrastructure. It focuses on countering security risks from untrusted vendors tied to the Chinese Communist Party and on coordinating financing and diplomacy to boost trusted vendors worldwide.

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  • Families and citizens in partner countries: Would push financing and technical support to help countries replace high-risk telecom gear and adopt trusted Open RAN, trusted data centers, and future 6G technologies. The State Department must deliver a Strategy within 90 days describing these efforts.
  • U.S. and allied tech companies: Would coordinate export and development finance tools with agencies like the Export-Import Bank, the Development Finance Corporation, USAID, and the FCC to help trusted vendors win global contracts.
  • U.S. policymakers and global governance: Would require an unclassified report within 90 days on Chinese and Russian influence at the International Telecommunication Union and a report identifying multilateral coordination and joint financing opportunities to promote secure information and communications technology infrastructure abroad.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2026

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