Contact Congress about H.R. 2449: FUTURE Networks Act Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act

The FCC must create a 6G Task Force quickly and have it study 6G standards, uses, risks, and government coordination. The task force must publish a draft for public comment and then deliver a final report to Congress.

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FUTURE Networks Act Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Latest action on H.R. 2449: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Who this affects: This mainly affects the FCC and the people and organizations the FCC Chair may choose (or exclude) for the 6G Task Force. It also affects communications companies, public interest groups, universities, and Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments that want a role in shaping early thinking about 6G standards, risks, and deployment coordination. The general public may be affected through the public-comment process and through how policymakers later use the task force’s recommendations.

Why this matters: 6G planning can shape future wireless service, equipment, and infrastructure decisions, even before any networks are built. This bill sets up a formal process—run through the FCC—to gather input on standards-setting, possible uses, limits, and risks (including cybersecurity and supply-chain issues) and to spell out how different levels of government could coordinate. The real-world impact depends on how the FCC, Congress, and other policymakers use the task force’s final report, because the bill itself does not require anyone to adopt the recommendations.

Key provisions in H.R. 2449

• Makes the FCC set up a “6G Task Force” within 120 days after the bill becomes law.
• Gives the FCC Chair the job of picking every task force member and deciding who counts as “trusted” or “not trusted.”
• Requires the roster, as much as practical, to include communications companies, public interest groups or universities, and Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments.
• Requires at least one task force member from each level of government: Federal, State, local, and Tribal.
• Keeps any entity labeled “not trusted” because of foreign adversary influence or national-security concerns off the task force.

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The FCC must create a 6G Task Force quickly and have it study 6G standards, uses, risks, and government coordination. The task force must publish a draft for public comment and then deliver a final report to Congress.

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