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HR 866 · 119th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

ROUTERS Act

Introduced January 31, 2025 Latest action April 29, 2025 1 cosponsor

Sponsor

Latest action

Received in the Senate.

Action timeline

Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.

Apr 29, 2025
introduced Received in the Senate.
Apr 28, 2025
floor Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 28, 2025
floor Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1662)
Apr 28, 2025
floor DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 866.
Apr 28, 2025
passed Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1661)

Text versions

Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.

Apr 28, 2025 Engrossed in House
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Apr 24, 2025 Reported in House
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Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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CRS summaries

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  1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
  7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

→
+8 −40 30 unchanged
--- Reported (House)
+++ Engrossed (House)
@@ -1,42 +1,15 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 866 Reported in House (RH)]
+[H.R. 866 Engrossed in House (EH)]
<DOC>
-Union Calendar No. 52
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 866
-[Report No. 119-75]
-
-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.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-
-January 31, 2025
-
-Mr. Latta (for himself and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the
-following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
-Commerce
-
-April 24, 2025
-
-Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
-House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
-[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
-in italic]
-[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
-31, 2025]
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a
@@ -74,28 +47,23 @@
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Communications and Information.
-Union Calendar No. 52
+Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 866
-[Report No. 119-75]
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
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.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-April 24, 2025
-
-Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
-House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
TEC
5
filings · 2026 Q3
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC *
COM
5
filings · 2026 Q3
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
TEC
5
filings · 2026 Q3
UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN
TEC
5
filings · 2026 Q3
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
TEC
5
filings · 2026 Q3
CLOUDFACTORS LLC
TEC
5
filings · 2026 Q3
FDD ACTION
EDUSCI
3
filings · 2025 Q3
TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC. (FKA TP-LINK GLOBAL INC.)
CPITEC
2
filings · 2026 Q4

via Senate LDA · self-reported quarterly. Filing count = filings mentioning this bill (no position required), not money spent on it. Click a client to see all bills they've filed on.

Cosponsors (1)

Members who signed on to support this bill.

Kelly D