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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

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
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
Key points
  • 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
AI-generated from the Engrossed in House text of 28-APR-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

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
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor Robert E. Latta (R-OH) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 D
1 Democrat