U.S. makes plan to lead Wi-Fi technology against other countries.
S. 5333 — Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act · Filed by Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Commerce Department to write a plan in 180 days. The plan says how the U.S. will push Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum around the world. It must work with other federal agencies and get ideas from the public. The plan must counter efforts by China and other countries. These countries try to weaken U.S. Wi-Fi leadership.
Who it affects
The bill affects the U.S. government and companies that make Wi-Fi equipment. It also affects people who use Wi-Fi for work, school, health care, and safety.
One thing to notice
The bill names China as an adversary but does not say what specific actions the government must take.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- unlicensed spectrum — Radio frequencies the government lets anyone use without a license or fee.
- adversaries — Countries or groups that work against another country's interests.
- Commerce Department — The federal agency that handles trade, business, and technology policy.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,790 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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