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S. 503

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S. 503, the NET Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 10, 2025 by Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Nov 10, 2025: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S. 503 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb503/engrossed-in-senate.txt
119 S503 ES: Network Equipment Transparency Act
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 503  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Network Equipment Transparency Act   or the   NET Act  .
2.
Telecommunications supply chain consideration
(a)
In general
Section 13(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163(b) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
(3)
assess, to the extent that data is available to the Commission, how the availability of network equipment may have impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable reporting period;
 .
(b)
Rule of construction
Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to require any provider of advanced telecommunications capability to provide the Federal Communications Commission more information than was required for the purpose of section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(c)
Technical and conforming amendments
Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ), as amended by subsection (a), is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking  (3)  and inserting  (4) ; and
(B)
in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking  (4)  and inserting  (5) ;
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking  (b)(4)  and inserting  (b)(5) ; and
(3)
in subsection (d)(3), by striking  (b)(3)  and inserting  (b)(4) .
    Passed the Senate November 4, 2025.    Secretary

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-10
  2. Passed Senate2025-11-04
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 10, 2025

sb503/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/10/2025)

Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year.

Sponsors

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D) sponsors S. 503, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 503 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Reported By · Sep 29, 2025 · 458 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on S. 503, the latest S. Rept. 119-66.

Actions

S. 503 has taken 10 actions since Feb 10, 2025, the latest on Nov 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 10, 202512:02
House
Received in the House.
Nov 10, 202512:03
House
Held at the desk.
Nov 7, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 4, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7904-7905; text: CR S7905)
Nov 4, 2025
—
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Votes

S. 503 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 503 goes by 8 titles, 6 of them short titles.

  • NET Act — Display Title
  • NET Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Network Equipment Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • NET Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Network Equipment Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • NET Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Network Equipment Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 503, the latest on Aug 14, 2025.

  • S. 503, NET Act — 2025-08-14As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 21, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named S. 503 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Manufacturing, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia23$60K
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONWireless Telecommunications AssociationDistrict of Columbia12$100K
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.—Illinois11$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION12—
MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC12$100K
LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN11$30K
MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.11$60K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW FIELDS112
ANNE-MARIE KELLEY112
CHLOE RODRIGUEZ112
CHRIS MCNAMEE112
JAMES GREEN112
KELLY COLE112
SARAH VERSAGGI112
SCOTT STOCKWELL112
TOM HEBERT112
TREVOR JONES112
KEVIN CURTIN111
RUSSELL FOX111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$5.3M1st Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONCTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$4M2nd Quarter - Report
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 503 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 503’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s503/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 503 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Telephone and wireless communication.

s503/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSupply chainTelephone and wireless communication

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com