Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Kean
Passed House
Summary
Boost U.S. leadership in wireless standards by directing the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, with NIST and the State Department, to increase U.S. representation and technical support in bodies that set 5G and future wireless standards. It would require encouraging broad participation and offering technical expertise to companies and stakeholders, but exclude entities the Assistant Secretary deems “not trusted” based on specified national security determinations.
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- U.S. companies and other stakeholders would get coordinated encouragement and technical help to join standards-setting groups. This support does not apply to any company the Assistant Secretary determines is “not trusted.”
- International and voluntary standards bodies named include the International Organization for Standardization, the 3GPP, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and bodies accredited by the American National Standards Institute or Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. These groups would see increased U.S. representation and technical input on 5G and later network standards.
- The bill ties the “not trusted” label to specific national security findings, including interagency determinations, Commerce actions under Executive Order 13873, or covered equipment rules in section 889 of the 2019 NDAA. This creates a clear test for who can receive U.S. support.
- The Assistant Secretary must coordinate with NIST and the Department of State and brief key congressional committees on a strategy within 60 days.
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More U.S. input in wireless standards
This bill would direct the Commerce Department’s telecom office to boost U.S. participation in 5G and future wireless standards. Working with NIST and State, it would encourage companies and other stakeholders to join and would offer technical help. Aid would be offered only if the standards group allows it, and firms labeled “not trusted” would be excluded based on listed national security findings. Named groups include ISO, 3GPP, IEEE, and bodies accredited by ANSI or ATIS. The Assistant Secretary would brief key House and Senate committees on a strategy within 60 days of enactment. It would also define 5G as 3GPP Release 15 or later and adopt NIST’s cloud computing definition.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kean
NJ • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
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