H.R. 9541

Summary

H.R. 9541, the FIREWALL Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 30, 2026 by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9541 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9541 IH: Federal Investment Restrictions on Equipment from Worrisome Authoritarian Linked Locations Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9541  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 30, 2026   Mr. Bilirakis  (for himself and  Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit certain Federal funds from being provided to individuals and entities that purchase fiber-optic cable from countries of concern, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Investment Restrictions on Equipment from Worrisome Authoritarian Linked Locations Act   or the   FIREWALL Act  .
2.
Prohibition on providing certain Federal funds to individuals and entities that purchase fiber-optic cable from countries of concern
(a)
Prohibition
No Federal funds provided through any program, project, or activity administered by the Federal Communications Commission or the National Telecommunications and Information Administration may be provided to an individual or entity that purchases fiber-optic cable from a company that is owned, in whole or in part, by—
(1)
a country of concern;
(2)
an official of a country of concern government, including in an individual capacity; or
(3)
an individual, business, or agency under significant control of such country of concern.
(b)
Application
Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the purchase of fiber-optic cable on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
Definition
In this Act:
(1)
Country of concern
The term  country of concern  has the meaning given the term  covered nation  in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
(2)
Fiber-optic cable
The term  fiber-opic cable  includes solid-core fiber and hollow core fiber.

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To prohibit certain Federal funds from being provided to individuals and entities that purchase fiber-optic cable from countries of concern, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R) sponsors H.R. 9541, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 30, 2026

Darren Soto

Rep. · D–FL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 30, 2026 · Original

Carlos Gimenez

Rep. · R–FL-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9541 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jun 30, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9541 has taken 2 actions since Jun 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9541 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9541 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• FIREWALL Act — Display Title
• FIREWALL Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Federal Investment Restrictions on Equipment from Worrisome Authoritarian Linked Locations Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit certain Federal funds from being provided to individuals and entities that purchase fiber-optic cable from countries of concern, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9541 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. 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.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9541 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9541’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9541, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BILIRAKIS:H.R. 9541.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H4365]

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