U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5508: Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to establish a public-private working group to develop cybersecurity best practices for telecommunications carriers and related supply chain participants, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish a public-private working group to develop cybersecurity best practices for telecommunications carriers and related supply chain participants, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To establish a public-private working group to develop cybersecurity best practices for telecommunications carriers and related supply chain participants, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Assistant secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means-- (A) a telecommunications carrier; or (B) any other telecommunications sector or related supply chain stakeholder for which Industry Best Practices are developed under section 4. (3) CISA The term CISA means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (5) CSRMA The term CSRMA means Communications Sector Risk Management Agency. (6) CSRIC The term CSRIC means the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council Federal advisory committee to the Commission. (7) Industry best practices The term Industry Best Practices means voluntary cybersecurity frameworks and best practices for eligible entities described in section 4(a). (8) NIST The term NIST means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (9) NIST CSF The term NIST CSF means the latest version of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. (10) NSA The term NSA means the National Security Agency. (11) NTIA The term NTIA means the National …
Sponsors
- Warner, Mark (D) · primary sponsor
- Cruz, Ted (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is SB5508?
- SB5508 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act.
- What does SB5508 do?
- In its own words: To establish a public-private working group to develop cybersecurity best practices for telecommunications carriers and related supply chain participants, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5508?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5508?
- Warner, Mark (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5508?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5508
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