# 119-hr-9151: Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act

119-hr-9151, Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9151
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**protecting and promoting Wi‑Fi and unlicensed spectrum**. This bill would require a coordinated federal plan to advance global adoption of Wi‑Fi and other unlicensed technologies and to counter foreign adversaries that try to undercut them. It would push U.S. advocacy at the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference and seek harmonization of the 5925 to 7125 MHz band for unlicensed use. - Technology companies and innovators: Directs Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission to build a strategy that promotes global harmonization of the 5925–7125 MHz band. That aims to preserve U.S. leadership in unlicensed networking standards and related markets. - Consumers, schools, and health providers: Frames Wi‑Fi as vital to commerce, education, health care, and public safety and cites its economic role as more than $1 trillion annually and projected $2.4 trillion by 2027. - Diplomacy and national security teams: Requires interagency coordination and a Plan that assesses and outlines strategies to counter efforts by the Chinese Communist Party, representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and other adversarial governments. The Plan must take public comment, be published on the NTIA website, and include a post‑WRC‑27 implementation report.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National Wi‑Fi advocacy plan: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Commerce Department would have 180 days to write and publish a national plan. The Secretary of Commerce would act through NTIA's Assistant Secretary. They would coordinate with the FCC, the State Department, the U.S. Trade Representative, and Commerce trade officials. The Plan would…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9151 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9151)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1787: Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1787)
- [119-hr-6152: Foreign Robocall Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6152)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9151 (as of 2026-10-07).