House Energy and Commerce advances bills to create 6G task force, address national security risks

The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved four bills on Wednesday that would establish a 6G task force at the Federal Communications Commission and address national security risks from the People’s Republic of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.

“We will begin by considering legislation that will protect our communications infrastructure from threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign adversaries,” Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said in her opening remarks at the Wednesday markup session....