NET Act passed the Senate 267 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
ReportedMay 21, 2025
Passed one chamberNov 4, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 62 words.
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications: 52 of 2,109 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.5%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 107 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 245 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSupply chainTelephone and wireless communication
- Latest action
- Nov 10, 2025: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]