H.R. 5358

Summary

H.R. 5358, the TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 15, 2025 by Rep. Russell Fry (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 15, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 5358 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5358 IH: Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5358  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 15, 2025   Mr. Fry  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To provide that a project to remove and replace communications equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act   or the   TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act  .
2.
Application of NEPA and NHPA to covered communications equipment or services
(a)
NEPA exemption
A Federal authorization with respect to a covered project may not be considered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ).
(b)
National Historic Preservation Act exemption
A covered project may not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered project
The term  covered project  means a project to permanently remove covered communications equipment or services (as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1608 )) and to replace such covered communications equipment or services with communications equipment or services (as defined in such section) that are not covered communications equipment or services (as so defined).
(2)
Federal authorization
The term  Federal authorization —
(A)
means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to a covered project; and
(B)
includes any permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to a covered project.

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To provide that a project to remove and replace communications equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

Sponsors

Rep. Russell Fry (R) sponsors H.R. 5358 alone.

Russell Fry

Rep. · R–SC-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5358 went before 2 committees: Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Sep 15, 2025 · 395 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Sep 15, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5358 has taken 2 actions since Sep 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5358 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5358 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act — Display Title
• TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To provide that a project to remove and replace communications equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5358 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Telecommunications.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5358 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5358’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

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