Jay Obernolte (R) CA
CosponsorsIntroduced on
Thursday, September 11th, 2025
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Government studies and investigations, Lighting, heating, cooling, Technology assessment
Introduced on
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Business records, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Consumer affairs, Economic development, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government studies and investigations, Internet, web applications, social media, Judicial review and appeals, Licensing and registrations, Research and development, Right of privacy, Technology assessment
Brian Jack (R) GA
Introduced on
Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Subjects
Administrative remedies, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Small Business Administration, Technology assessment
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy and the Maritime Administration. It also authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and modifies the defense acquisition system to expedite delivery of capabilities to the Armed Forces.
Among other elements, the bill
For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see
Mike Rogers (R) AL
CosponsorsAdam Smith (D) WA
Introduced on
Monday, June 9th, 2025
Subjects
Accounting and auditing, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Alabama, Alaska, Alliances, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Appropriations, Arab-Israeli relations, Architecture, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Art, artists, authorship, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses, Atmospheric science and weather, Australia, Aviation and airports, Computers and information technology, Department of Defense, Employment and training programs, Executive agency funding and structure, Government studies and investigations, Industrial policy and productivity, Licensing and registrations, Manufacturing, Military education and training, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Public contracts and procurement, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization
Randy Weber (R) TX
CosponsorsDeborah Ross (D) NC
Introduced on
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Air quality, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Energy storage, supplies, demand, Geography and mapping, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Higher education, Oil and gas, Pipelines, Pollution liability, Public-private cooperation, Research and development, Soil pollution, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization, Water quality
Undersea Cable Control Act
This bill requires the President and the Department of Commerce to take certain actions to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring items needed to support the construction, maintenance, or operation of undersea cable projects. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is any foreign government or nongovernment person (entity or individual) engaged in certain conduct that significantly and adversely affects U.S. national security.
Within one year of the bill’s enactment, the President must seek to enter into agreements with allies and partners to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries.
Furthermore, Commerce must determine the appropriate level of export and transfer controls for such items under the Export Administration Regulations.
The bill also requires Commerce to develop a strategy to prevent such items from being available to foreign adversaries. The President must report annually to Congress on this strategy.
Thomas Kean (R) NJ
CosponsorsMichael Lawler (R) NY, Brad Sherman (D) CA
Introduced on
Monday, March 31st, 2025
Subjects
Asia, Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, China, Congressional oversight, Licensing and registrations, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization, Trade restrictions
Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to encourage companies and other relevant stakeholders to participate in organizations that set standards for wireless communications networks and equipment. NTIA must also offer technical assistance to facilitate such participation.
NTIA may not encourage or facilitate participation by companies and stakeholders determined to pose a threat to U.S. national security.
Thomas Kean (R) NJ
CosponsorsDebbie Dingell (D) MI, Tim Walberg (R) MI, Yvette Clarke (D) NY
Introduced on
Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Subjects
Congressional oversight, International organizations and cooperation, Public-private cooperation, Technology assessment, Telephone and wireless communication
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act or the ITS Codification Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which serves as the telecommunications research and engineering arm of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The bill also directs ITS to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces (e.g., underground mines) where conventional radio communication is limited.
Introduced on
Friday, February 21st, 2025
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Emergency communications systems, Government studies and investigations, Public-private cooperation, Radio spectrum allocation, Research administration and funding, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization, Telephone and wireless communication
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles. (AM radio is often used to deliver emergency alerts and news and entertainment programming; some newer vehicles do not include AM equipment.)
Specifically, this bill applies to passenger vehicles (1) manufactured in the United States for sale in the United States, imported into the United States, or shipped in interstate commerce; and (2) manufactured after the rule’s effective date. The rule must require all such vehicles to have devices that can receive signals and play content transmitted by AM stations or digital audio AM stations installed as standard equipment and made easily accessible to drivers.
Prior to the rule’s effective date, manufacturers that do not include devices that can access AM radio as standard equipment (1) must inform purchasers of this fact through clear and conspicuous labeling, and (2) may not charge an additional or separate fee for AM radio access.
DOT may assess civil penalties for any violation of the rule. The Department of Justice may also bring a civil action to enjoin a violation.
The rule, including DOT’s authority to enforce it, must expire 10 years after the bill’s enactment.
Further, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the dissemination of emergency alerts to the public, including by conducting an assessment of AM radio relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.
Gus Bilirakis (R) FL
CosponsorsFrank Pallone (D) NJ
Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government studies and investigations, Motor vehicles, Technology assessment, User charges and fees
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy emerging and innovative technologies to improve border security operations. Such technologies may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine-learning, automation, fiber-optic sensing technology, nanotechnology, optical and cognitive radar, modeling and simulation technology, hyperspectral and LIDAR sensors, and imaging, identification, and categorization systems.
The bill authorizes CBP to establish one or more Innovation Teams to research and adapt commercial technologies that may be used by CBP.
The plan must describe how the Innovation Teams have been implemented and also detail
CBP must provide the plan to Congress within 180 days of the bill’s enactment. The bill also requires CBP to annually report to Congress regarding the activities of the Innovation Teams.
Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Border security and unlawful immigration, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Homeland security, Law enforcement administration and funding, Performance measurement, Right of privacy, Technology assessment
Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act or the PLAN for Broadband Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to develop and implement a national strategy to improve the coordination and management of federal broadband programs and agency consideration of applications to build or maintain broadband infrastructure on federal property.
The NTIA must also develop and publish for public comment a plan for the implementation of the national strategy. Among other requirements, the implementation plan must establish, for federal broadband programs that are not technologically neutral (i.e., programs that involve a preference for certain broadband technologies), a ceiling on the amount of funding that may be awarded to support the provision of broadband service to a single location.
The bill also requires executive branch agencies to identify and address factors that contribute to delays in their review of applications for easements, rights-of-way, or leases related to communications infrastructure projects on federal property. (Under current law, agencies are generally required to act on such applications within 270 days.) Agencies must also establish methods to alert employees when the agency is at risk of failing to meet the 270-day deadline with respect to a particular application.
Finally, the bill lowers the cost threshold for certain broadband infrastructure projects to qualify as covered projects under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act from $200 million to $5 million. Such projects qualify for expedited federal environmental review.
Roger Wicker (R) MS
CosponsorsIntroduced on
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, Congressional oversight, Geography and mapping, Government studies and investigations, Internet, web applications, social media, Technology assessment
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles. (AM radio is often used to deliver emergency alerts and news and entertainment programming; some newer vehicles do not include AM equipment.)
Specifically, this bill applies to passenger vehicles (1) manufactured in the United States for sale in the United States, imported into the United States, or shipped in interstate commerce; and (2) manufactured after the rule’s effective date. The rule must require all such vehicles to have devices that can receive signals and play content transmitted by AM stations or digital audio AM stations installed as standard equipment and made easily accessible to drivers.
Prior to the rule’s effective date, manufacturers that do not include devices that can access AM radio as standard equipment (1) must inform purchasers of this fact through clear and conspicuous labeling, and (2) may not charge an additional or separate fee for AM radio access.
DOT may assess civil penalties for any violation of the rule. The Department of Justice may also bring a civil action to enjoin a violation.
DOT’s authority to issue the rule expires 10 years after the bill’s enactment.
Further, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the dissemination of emergency alerts to the public, including by conducting an assessment of AM broadcast stations relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.
Edward Markey (D) MA
CosponsorsTed Cruz (R) TX, Tammy Baldwin (D) WI, Jim Banks (R) IN, John Barrasso (R) WY, Marsha Blackburn (R) TN, Richard Blumenthal (D) CT, Katie Britt (R) AL, Ted Budd (R) NC, Maria Cantwell (D) WA, Shelley Capito (R) WV, Christopher Coons (D) DE, Tom Cotton (R) AR, Kevin Cramer (R) ND, Steve Daines (R) MT, Joni Ernst (R) IA, Deb Fischer (R) NE, Chuck Grassley (R) IA, Maggie Hassan (D) NH, Josh Hawley (R) MO, Mazie Hirono (D) HI
Introduced on
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, Civil actions and liability, Congressional oversight, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government studies and investigations, Motor vehicles, Technology assessment, User charges and fees