S 244
Advanced toward a vote
Directs the Commerce Department to study national security risks and cybersecurity weaknesses in consumer routers and modems made or supplied by companies tied to covered countries, and to report the findings to Congress within one year.
Official title: ROUTERS Act
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Senate
Introduced
24-JAN-2025
Referred
24-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
12-MAR-2025
Reported
02-JUN-2025
On the calendar
02-JUN-2025
- Requires the Commerce Secretary, working with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, to study security risks in consumer routers, modems, and combined modem-router devices.
- Covers devices designed, manufactured, or supplied by entities owned, controlled, or influenced by a covered country, with those countries defined by reference to a list in federal defense procurement law (10 U.S.C. 4872).
- Requires a report on the study to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee no later than one year after enactment.
- Sets the short title as the ROUTERS Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (24-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 02-JUN-2025).
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