Support the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to create a voluntary telecommunications cybersecurity framework with an expert working group, third-party certification, and regularly updated best practices.

Mark R. Warner · Virginia · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act.. Promised outcome: Create a voluntary framework, developed by government and private-sector experts, to strengthen telecommunications cybersecurity.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. Senate press release from Sen. Mark Warner during his federal Senate term, describing bipartisan legislation introduced with Sen. Ted Cruz after the Salt Typhoon telecommunications hacks.

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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and former technology entrepreneur who cofounded the wireless firm Nextel, and Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act , bipartisan legislation that would create a voluntary framework, developed by experts from government and the private sector, to strengthen telecommunications cybersecurity.

Warner introduced bipartisan legislation intended to create a voluntary expert-developed framework for strengthening telecommunications cybersecurity.

In Response to Extensive Salt Typhoon Hacks, Warner, Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Telecommunications Cybersecurity
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Evidence

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today introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Warner officially announced he introduced the bill during the September 2026 lookback window, showing concrete support but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

In Response to Extensive Salt Typhoon Hacks, Warner, Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Telecommunications Cybersecurity
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was read twice and referred

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text reflects introduction and referral, indicating legislative effort rather than a completed enacted framework.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Telecommunications-Cybersecurity-and-Resilience-Act-FINAL.pdf
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creates a voluntary, public-private framework

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official one-pager describes the intended voluntary telecom cybersecurity framework, matching the substance of the commitment if enacted.

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Telecommunications-Cybersecurity-and-Resilience-Act-One-Pager-1.pdf
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within 18 months of enactment

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The implementation deadline is contingent on enactment; as of September 30, 2026, the evidence supports ongoing legislative effort, not completed delivery.

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Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act - Section by Section
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independent third-party assessment and certification

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Commerce Committee release confirms the bill includes the third-party certification element named in the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cruz, Warner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Telecommunications Cybersecurity
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-30 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified evidence shows Warner materially supported the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act by introducing it, and verified bill materials describe the intended voluntary public-private framework. But the verified record only shows the bill was read twice and referred; there is no verified evidence that the Act was enacted or that the framework was actually created as of 2026-09-30. Because this is an outcome commitment and an attempt without enactment is unresolved, it should not receive delivery or partial outcome credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%