118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6189Defend Our Networks Act

To transfer unobligated balances made available for COVID-19 emergency response and relief to the Federal Communications Commission to enable the Commission to carry out the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program.

Economics and public finance
Introduced Nov 2, 2023
Last action Nov 3, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Nov 2, 2023
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Referred
Nov 3, 2023
Appropriations · E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires certain unobligated funds that were provided to address COVID-19 to be transferred to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for carrying out the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program. (Under the program, the FCC reimburses certain providers of advanced communications services for reasonable expenses incurred in the removal, replacement, and disposal of communications equipment and services produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation.)

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Nov 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.