1HOUSE · JUL 15, 2025
Passed the House
380–33PASSED
R 175–32 D 205–1
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 196 · 19 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Communications Security Act
Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Menendez D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee actionApr 8, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 15, 2025 · 380–33
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1717.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1717, Communications Security Act” on June 27, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 8, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61522
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1717, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-194 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 10, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/194
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1717, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MENENDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H920):Article I, Section 8, clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1717, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1717
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4efecde1d1a96b4e892e4a3473b2e0e98486bd54c120608cb28c31715fb348bd
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1717. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Menendez.
- H.R. 5967 (119th) Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act
- H.R. 7294 (119th) AI for Secure Networks Act
- H.R. 2511 (119th) Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act
- H.R. 6984 (119th) Data Center Transparency Act
- H.R. 5440 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for small businesses to provide diaper changing stations in restrooms.
- H.R. 2949 (119th) Working Families Task Force Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.