H.R. 2482 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Apr 28, 2025. Received Apr 29, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReorganizes federal telecom agency leadership
This bill keeps the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA, running through 2026 and updates how it's organized. It bumps up the top position from Assistant Secretary to Under Secretary of Commerce, and promotes the second-in-command role as well. The bill also officially puts two existing offices—one handling spectrum (the frequencies used for wireless signals) and one handling international affairs—into the law. It also cleans up old reporting requirements and combines the rest into a single annual report to Congress.
How it affects you
This mainly affects people who work at NTIA and the Commerce Department. For the general public, the changes are mostly behind-the-scenes reorganization that doesn't directly change what government services you use or receive. The bill does extend auditing oversight of a program aimed at connecting minority communities through 2024, which ensures that program is properly checked for how it's spending money.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 31, 2025)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2025 or the NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) through FY2026 and makes certain changes to its leadership structure.
Specifically, the bill promotes the head of the NTIA, currently the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to the role of Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The bill also promotes the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
Further, the bill provides statutory authority for two existing offices within NTIA—the Office of Spectrum Management and the Office of International Affairs.
The bill also repeals certain outdated or expired NTIA reporting requirements and consolidates certain remaining reporting requirements into one annual report to Congress.
Finally, the bill extends the obligation of the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Commerce to audit the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program through FY2024.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2482
AN ACT
NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5) · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 29, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”