HR 866 Passed in House – ROUTER Act

This afternoon the House took up HR 866 the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act, under the suspension of the rules process. With just a little over six minutes of debate, the House passed the bill by a voice vote. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Last session the House passed a similar bill, HR 7589, but the Senate did not have time to take up the bill during the end of the 118th session. This bill is not politically important enough be considered under regular order, particularly early in a new administration. This bill might be a good candidate for the Senate’s unanimous consent process, but it may be easier to add the language to a spending or authorization bill.