# 119-hr-5358: TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act

119-hr-5358, TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5358
- Congress: 119
- Title: TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Exempts replacement projects of banned "covered communications equipment" from NEPA and historic-preservation review.** The TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act would carve out a narrow class of telecom swaps so carriers can replace covered equipment with trusted alternatives without those environmental and historic-preservation reviews. - Telecom carriers and network operators would face fewer federal review steps, letting defined replacement projects move more quickly and with less paperwork. - Federal agencies that grant permits or approvals could not treat these covered projects as a "major Federal action" under the National Environmental Policy Act or as an "undertaking" under the National Historic Preservation Act, limiting those review paths. - Projects defined by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act framework would be prioritized for rapid replacement, streamlining swaps from covered to non-covered equipment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster telecom replacement approvals for carriers: benefit, medium. If enacted, telecom carriers and contractors could skip federal environmental and historic-preservation reviews for some projects. The exemption would only apply when they permanently remove "covered" equipment and replace it with equipment that is not covered under the 2019 Secure and Trusted law.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5358 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5358)

## Related
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4323: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4323)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5358 (as of 2026-04-21).