HR 866
Passed a chamber
Requires the Commerce Department to study national security risks and cybersecurity weaknesses in consumer routers and modems made by companies tied to countries of concern, and report the findings to Congress within one year.
Official title: ROUTERS Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
31-JAN-2025
Referred
31-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
08-APR-2025
Reported
24-APR-2025
On the calendar
24-APR-2025
Passed
28-APR-2025
Senate
Received
29-APR-2025
- Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, to study security risks in consumer routers, modems, and combined modem-router devices
- Covers devices made or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of a covered country
- Requires a report to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within 1 year of enactment
- Requires the study to consult appropriate Commerce Department bureaus and offices
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (31-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 28-APR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Science, Technology, Communications
■ 1 D
1 Democrat