House Lawmakers sent several bills to the floor that would streamline satellite licenses, promote cybersecurity of communications networks and improve security and access to spectrum — seen as critical to private sector growth. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) highlighted the satellite bills in particular saying, “they will give regulators the tools they need to ensure our rules don’t hold back American ingenuity.”
Of the cyber security measures, she noted: “As technologies advance, so too do the attempts by bad actors seeking to hack our networks. Improving cybersecurity literacy will help protect our data and make our networks more secure.”
The following measures pertaining to the wireless industry passed to the House floor:
- H.R. 1338, the “Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act”
- H.R. 675, the “Secure Space Act”
- H.R. 1339, the “Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act”
- H.R. 682, the “Launch Communications Act”
- H.R. 1353, the “Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act”
- H.R. 1345, the “NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act”
- H.R. 1354, the “Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act”
- H.R. 1370, the “Communications Security Act”
- H.R. 1360, the “American Cybersecurity Literacy Act”
- H.R. 1340, the “Open RAN Outreach Act”
- H.R. 1343, the “ITS Codification Act”
- H.R. 1377, the “Promoting U.S. Wireless Leadership Act”
- H.R. 1341, the “Spectrum Coordination Act”
- H.R. 501, the “Block, Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act”
- H.R. 498, the “9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act”
By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
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