U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) called on her colleagues to pass her Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act ... which will require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publicly identify entities that hold FCC licenses, authorizations, or other grants of authority that are owned, wholly or partially, by foreign adversarial governments.
Work to pass the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act to require the FCC to publicly identify entities with FCC licenses, authorizations, or other grants of authority that are owned, wholly or partially, by foreign adversarial governments.
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Today’s action, as well as those spearheaded by the Commission over the past year, including establishing the Council on National Security, will strengthen the security of U.S. communications networks by tracking many of the ideas laid out in the pending bipartisan Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act led by Senator Deb Fischer and moving swiftly to protect national security.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced an order to establish new foreign investment disclosure requirements.
The U.S. Senate passed Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act to help strengthen America’s telecommunications against foreign adversaries.
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The U.S. Senate passed Senator Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act to help strengthen America’s telecommunications against foreign adversaries.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced an order to establish new foreign investment disclosure requirements.
The Federal Communications Commission established new foreign adversary control transparency rules for holders of, and applicants for, a broad range of Commission-granted licenses, leases, authorizations, grants, permits, and other approvals.
The U.S. Senate passed Senator Deb Fischer's Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act to help strengthen America's telecommunications against foreign adversaries.
The Federal Communications Commission established new foreign adversary control transparency rules for holders of, and applicants for, a broad range of Commission-granted licenses, leases, authorizations, grants, permits, and other approvals that will promote public transparency and enhance the agency's ability to assess and protect the U.S. against emerging national security threats.
The FCC implemented new rules requiring disclosure of foreign investments in U.S. communications networks.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules requiring a broad range of holders of licenses, authorizations, or approvals to attest whether they are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary, and, if so, to disclose additional information about such foreign adversary control.
Assessments
Fischer materially advanced the promised policy: her FACT Act passed the Senate in October 2025, and the FCC adopted related foreign-adversary ownership/control disclosure rules in January 2026 with publication in April 2026. However, the evidence does not show the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act itself passed both chambers and became law, nor that the FCC rule fully matches the bill's specific requirement to publicly identify all covered foreign-adversary-owned entities. This supports partial fulfillment with clear same-term effort and some policy implementation, but not full delivery of the promised Act.
Senator Deb Fischer pledged to pass the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act (FACT Act) to mandate public disclosure of foreign adversary ownership in FCC-regulated entities. The Senate passed the FACT Act but it did not pass in the House and thus did not become law. However, the FCC independently adopted rules requiring public disclosure of foreign adversary ownership, effectively implementing the policy intent of Fischer's promise through executive action rather than the proposed law. Effort was substantial, and the promise is partially fulfilled, as the outcome was achieved but not via passage of the senator's specific legislative vehicle.
Senator Deb Fischer's Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act was passed by the Senate, indicating significant legislative effort, and the FCC subsequently introduced rules to increase transparency around foreign adversary control of communications licenses. However, there is no direct evidence that the Act became law or that all of its specific requirements were fully implemented. The partial outcome reflects substantial progress and meaningful executive or regulatory action in line with the promise, but not full statutory enactment.
Senator Deb Fischer worked to pass the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act. The Senate approved the bill, and the FCC enacted related transparency regulations for foreign adversary control and investment in U.S. communications licenses. However, there is no evidence the specific Act became law, though substantial portions of its intent were achieved through FCC rulemaking. Therefore, the promise was partially fulfilled, with demonstrated legislative and executive effort.