{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4506","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4506,"title":"Securing Global Telecommunications Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-07-17","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000375","fullName":"Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]","party":"D","state":"MA","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs."},"policyArea":"International Affairs","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Securing Global Telecommunications Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of State to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to promote the use of secure telecommunication infrastructure in countries other than the United States.</p><p>The State Department must also report to Congress on (1) efforts by China and Russia to advance authoritarian interests or oppose fair, industry-led processes at the International Telecommunication Union, the U.N. agency involved with setting telecommunications standards and related regulatory activities; and (2) opportunities for greater collaboration with allies and partners to promote secure information and communications technology infrastructure in countries other than the United States.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-31T11:19:16Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":478,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:08:13.312Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Securing%20Global%20Telecommunications%20Act"}]}}