# H.R. 1709 (119th): Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act

Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to examine and report on the cybersecurity of mobile service networks and the vulnerability of these networks and mobile devices to cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by adversaries. The report must include, among other items, (1) an assessment of the degree to which mobile service providers have addressed certain cybersecurity vulnerabilities; (2) a discussion of the degree to which these providers have implemented cybersecurity best practices and risk assessment frameworks; and (3) an estimate of the prevalence and efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and techniques.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: cybersecurity. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: privacy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: technology. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: technology_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: telecommunications. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 191: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill pursues a legitimate prudential good, reporting on defenses against cyberattacks and foreign surveillance. It does not directly restrain government intrusion or directly advance moral harm, and its effects depend on how the report is used, so the classification is mixed rather than good or evil.
Theological note: The measure concerns the protection of communications infrastructure from hostile intrusion, which bears on neighbor-love and the prudent stewardship of public safety. Its operative effect is a study and report, so its moral weight rests on general equity and prudence rather than on any direct restraint or advancement of a named evil.

## Recorded votes

Roll 191: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 360 · Nay 10 · Other 61.

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