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Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

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Overview

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to create and maintain a public list of entities holding FCC licenses and authorizations that have ties to specific foreign countries – China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. The FCC will identify these entities based on ownership interests or a determination by a national security agency that the entity is under foreign control. The bill also directs the FCC to develop rules for collecting information about these entities’ ownership structures and to update the list annually.

Key provisions

The FCC must publish a list of entities holding FCC licenses with foreign ownership ties.
The list will include entities where a covered entity (China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, or their subsidiaries) holds voting or equity interests.
The list will also include entities determined by a national security agency to be under foreign control, regardless of ownership.
The FCC must develop rules to collect information about the ownership structures of entities holding non-specified licenses.
The FCC must update the list annually.
The bill exempts the FCC’s information collection activities from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The initial list must be published within 120 days of enactment.
The FCC must issue rulemaking to identify entities holding non-specified licenses within 18 months of enactment.

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Legislative history

11 recorded actions

Jan 27, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Apr 30, 2025Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jul 9, 2025Senate

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.

Jul 9, 2025Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-36.

Jul 9, 2025

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-36.

Oct 23, 2025Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 23, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7734; text: CR S7734)

Oct 23, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct 24, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Oct 24, 2025House

Received in the House.

Votes

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10/23/2025SenateVoice vote
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7734; text: CR S7734)
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10/23/2025Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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Passage without roll call

Oct 23, 2025SenateVoice vote
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7734; text: CR S7734)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
Oct 23, 2025Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

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