Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy and Commerce Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Bills on the Agenda

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Us Congress House Bill HB617

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB633

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB859

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
<p><strong>Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires manufacturers of internet-connected devices (e.g., smart appliances) that are equipped with a camera or microphone to disclose to consumers prior to purchase that a camera or microphone is part of the device.</p> <p>The bill does not apply to mobile phones, laptops, or other devices that a consumer would reasonably expect to include a camera or microphone.</p>
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Us Congress House Bill HB906

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB866

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB973

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1082

Introduced
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a national, evidence-based education campaign to increase public and health care provider awareness regarding the potential risks and benefits of human cell and tissue products transplants, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1402

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
<p><strong>Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act or the TICKET Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) for concerts, performances, sporting events, and similar activities to clearly and prominently disclose the total ticket price for the event&nbsp;at the time the ticket is first displayed to an individual (and anytime thereafter during the purchasing process). Prior to completing a purchase, ticket sellers also must provide an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee (e.g., service fee, processing fee, or other charge). The total ticket price must also be disclosed in any advertisement, marketing, or price list.</p><p>Additionally, a ticket seller, secondary market seller, or ticket exchange that does not have actual or constructive possession of an event ticket is prohibited from selling or advertising a ticket for the event. However, a secondary market seller or exchange may sell or advertise a service to obtain an event ticket for an individual&nbsp;if the seller or exchange (1) does not market the service as an event ticket, (2) maintains a clear separation between the provided service and the event tickets throughout the entire purchasing process, and (3) clearly discloses that the service is not an event ticket.</p><p>The bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for&nbsp;ticket sellers, secondary market sellers, and ticket exchanges, and requires such entities to issue a refund for the total ticket price if an event is canceled or postponed.</p><p>The Federal Trade Commission must enforce these requirements.</p>
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Us Congress House Bill HB1442

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
<p><strong>Youth Poisoning Protection Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes a consumer product with a concentration of sodium nitrite of 10% or greater a banned hazardous product.</p><p>The restriction does not apply to specified drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, or food products.</p>
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Us Congress House Bill HB1479

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1520

Introduced
2/24/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1717

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
<p><strong>Communications Security Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for a council established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide advice regarding the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks. (This advice is currently provided by the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council.)</p><p>The bill specifies that the FCC may designate an existing advisory committee to fulfill this role, provided the committee’s membership is modified, as necessary, to comply with membership requirements set forth in the bill.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires the council to include, to the extent practicable, representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). Members are to be selected by the FCC's chair&nbsp;and generally may not include representatives of entities owned or controlled by, or subject to the influence of, a foreign adversary, or otherwise deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security.&nbsp;</p><p>Under current law, federal advisory committees&nbsp;must generally terminate after two years unless they are renewed or a statute specifies a different termination date. However, the bill exempts the council from this requirement.</p>
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Us Congress House Bill HB1664

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to take actions necessary and appropriate to promote the competitiveness of the United States related to the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1669

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2037

Introduced
3/11/25  
Refer
3/11/25  
<p><strong>Open RAN Outreach Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers regarding the benefits, uses, and challenges of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) standards and other open network architectures. (Open RAN is a nonproprietary, standardized network deployment approach that promotes open networks with interoperable equipment and virtualized network operations.)</p><p>The NTIA must also conduct outreach and provide assistance to small providers regarding participation in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund,&nbsp;a competitive grant program that funds efforts to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of Open RAN.</p>
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Us Congress House Bill HB2269

Introduced
3/21/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
To require certain products to be labeled with "Do Not Flush" labeling, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2319

Introduced
3/25/25  
Refer
3/25/25  
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a review to evaluate the status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2458

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2449

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the "6G Task Force", and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2444

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To establish a critical supply chain resiliency and crisis response program in the Department of Commerce, and to secure American leadership in deploying emerging technologies, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2399

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2483

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2484

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish an exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for certain outpatient prescription drugs furnished by a physician practice under the Medicare program.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2482

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2481

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
To require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress House Bill HB2480

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
To require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production.