# 119-hr-6558: Defense Secure Mobile Phones Act of 2025

119-hr-6558, Defense Secure Mobile Phones Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6558
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defense Secure Mobile Phones Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Secure mobile phones for senior Defense Department leaders and designated sensitive personnel.** This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to provide wireless mobile phones and related telecommunications services to senior DoD officials and other employees who perform sensitive national security functions, and to mandate enhanced cybersecurity protections for those devices and services. - DoD senior officials and designated personnel would receive phones that must encrypt data on the device and encrypt all telecommunications to and from the device, support continuous monitoring, and include capabilities to mitigate or rotate persistent device identifiers to reduce tracking. - Vendors and acquisition teams would be required to use contracts or agreements that include those mandatory protections, so supplied phones and service plans must meet the specified technical features. - The Secretary would have to report to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after enactment with a list of the contracts or agreements, the criteria used to designate which employees are covered, the total number of such employees, and the total costs of the phones and services.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Secure phones for Defense leaders and staff: benefit, low. The bill would have the Defense Department give secure mobile phones to senior leaders and staff doing sensitive national security work. The Secretary would decide which staff qualify. No later than 90 days after enactment, phones and service would be bought under contracts with extra protections.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5442: Inspired to Serve Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6558 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6558)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-5442: Inspired to Serve Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5442)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6558 (as of 2026-04-21).