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H. R. 7589 — 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.
September 09, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:394
H.R. 7589, also known as the "Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act" or the "ROUTERS Act," directs the Secretary of Commerce to study the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine both, especially those influenced...
Simple Explanation
Imagine if your Wi-Fi could be a secret spy. This bill wants to check if routers and modems, especially from certain foreign countries, might be dangerous and wants a report on it within a year.
H. R. 7589 — 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.
May 14, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:546
H.R. 7589, also known as the "Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act" or the "ROUTERS Act," directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the national security risks associated with consumer routers, modems, and devices that...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7589 wants someone in the government to look at the dangers of internet gadgets like routers and modems, especially ones from certain other countries, to see if they could harm the United States. They have to finish this study and tell Congress about it in a year.
H. R. 7589 — 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.
September 10, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:360
H. R. 7589, named the "Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act" or "ROUTERS Act," directs the Secretary of Commerce to study the national security risks associated with consumer routers, modems, and combination devices that are influenced by...
Simple Explanation
The CALL Act wants the government to study whether the routers and modems people use might be dangerous if made by certain countries that the U.S. is worried about. It's like a safety check to make sure our internet gadgets don't accidentally help the wrong people.

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