# 119-hr-4506: Securing Global Telecommunications Act

119-hr-4506, Securing Global Telecommunications Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4506
- Congress: 119
- Title: Securing Global Telecommunications Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4506)

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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4506 (as of 2026-04-21).