S. 503 · Where this bill is now
In the House
Passed the Senate Nov 4, 2025. Received Nov 10, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFCC to report on broadband equipment impact
This bill asks the Federal Communications Commission (the agency that regulates communications) to include a report every two years about how available network equipment affects the ability to deploy broadband—the fast internet service that communities need. The FCC already submits reports on the communications marketplace to Congress regularly, so this would just add this specific topic to those existing reports.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything about your internet service or costs. It's aimed at giving Congress and the public better information about why broadband gets deployed in some areas faster than others, which could help inform future broadband expansion decisions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 10, 2025)
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband). This assessment must be included in the FCC’s reports on the state of the communications marketplace, which are submitted to Congress and published publicly every other year.
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 SessionS. 503
AN ACT
NET Act
Sponsor: Sen. John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) · Introduced Feb 10, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 10, 2025: “Held at the desk.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.