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H.R. 4028: Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act

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H.R. 4028: Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-22 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 326 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4028 (2021-10-20), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act

Plain summary

Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on the information and communication technology supply chain and to develop a strategy to ensure the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors. The report must include (1) an identification of technology that is critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and the industrial capacity of U.S. vendors and other trusted vendors that produce such technology, (2) an assessment of whether and to what extent there is a dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the United States on technology that is not trusted, and (3) an identification of federal government actions and resources needed to support the economic competitiveness of trusted vendors and reduce dependence on companies that are not trusted.

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Official text

Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] · 5 cosponsors

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL)

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr4028 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117