ROUTERS Act
- Bill Number
- S. 244
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-06-02: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-06T06:36:53Z
Official Summary
Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act or the ROUTERS Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, to conduct a study on the national security risks posed by consumer routers and modems (including devices that combine a modem and router) and provide the results of the study to Congress. The study must address devices developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons (i.e., individuals and entities) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (3)
Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Recent Actions
- 2025-06-02: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
- 2025-06-02: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-25.
- 2025-06-02: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-25.
- 2025-03-12: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 2025-01-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-01-24: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act — issued 2025-01-24 — PDF (2 pages)
- Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act — issued 2025-06-02 — PDF (4 pages)