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Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has advanced Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH5) ROUTERS Act and the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act, two bipartisan pieces of legislation that will safeguard and increase American taxpayer access to connectivity.

The ROUTERS ACT would safeguard Americans' communications networks from foreign-adversary controlled technology, including routers, modems, or devices that combine both. This legislation was previously passed by the House of Representatives in the last Congress.

The NTIA Reauthorization Act would reauthorize the NTIA for the first time in 30 years and improve the management of spectrum as well as update the mission and functions of the agency. This legislation was previously passed by the House of Representatives in the last Congress.

“I’m pleased that the Energy and Commerce Committee has advanced my legislation to protect Americans from cyber threats posed by foreign-adversary controlled technology and to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a crucial agency that ensures the security and advancement of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure,” Latta said. “I urge my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to support both of these important, bipartisan pieces of legislation when they come to the floor for a vote.”   

To read the bill text of the ROUTERS Act, click HERE.  

To read the bill text of the NTIA Resolution Act, click HERE.