Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Stefanik and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA)’s bipartisan Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act advanced through the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Passage during today’s markup sets this bill up for consideration on the House floor.
“I have long advocated for the FACT Act and the clear message it sends to Communist China and other foreign adversaries that House Republicans will use every tool at our disposal to stop our adversaries from infiltrating telecommunication infrastructures to surveil Americans. I will continue working to combat this malign behavior and safeguard America’s national security,” said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
Specifically, the FACT Act would provide critical telecommunications transparency by requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a list of every entity that holds FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and has any ownership by foreign adversarial governments, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Cuba.
Congresswoman Stefanik originally introduced the FACT Act in October 2022 and reintroduced the legislation in February 2023 at the start of a new Congress. In February 2024, the FACT Act received a legislative hearing in the House Energy and Commerce’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee and went on to pass the House with unanimous bipartisan support. Stefanik advocated for her bill on the House floor ahead of its passage.
