TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act

H.R. 5358 would streamline the process for replacing communications equipment identified as insecure under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. If enacted, the bill would exempt projects that remove and replace such equipment from certain federal environmental assessment and historic preservation review requirements. This could accelerate the replacement of potentially vulnerable telecommunications infrastructure with more secure alternatives. The bill is currently under consideration in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Supporters argue this approach would help secure telecommunications networks more quickly by reducing regulatory delays, though the bill has not yet been voted on by the full House.