Bill · H.R. 6558· House(119-HR-6558)
Defense Secure Mobile Phones Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/10/2025
- Last activity
- 12/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Don Bacon
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Defense Secure Mobile Phones Act of 2025," directs the Secretary of Defense to provide secure mobile phones to senior officials and certain employees. These employees are those performing sensitive national security functions as determined by the Secretary. The act requires that all mobile phones and related telecommunications services include specific enhanced cybersecurity protections. These protections include data encryption, device identifier mitigation, and continuous monitoring capabilities. Finally, the Secretary must submit a report to congressional defense committees detailing the contracts, employee criteria, and total costs.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+8
The bill mandates enhanced cybersecurity protections such as data encryption and device identifier mitigation for sensitive personnel.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+5
The bill protects the privacy of sensitive officials by mitigating the risk of location and activity tracking through identifier rotation.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+5
The bill includes provisions to obfuscate device identifiers to reduce the risk of tracking activity or location.
The opposite
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?-1
The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report the total costs of these new mobile phone requirements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Cybersecurity Protections: The bill requires encryption of data and all telecommunications, which protects sensitive information from being intercepted (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Reduced Risk of Tracking: The bill mandates capabilities to mitigate or obfuscate device identifiers through periodic rotation of network or hardware identifiers, which reduces the risk of inappropriate tracking of an individual's activity or location (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Continuous Oversight: The provision for the capability to continuously monitor the wireless mobile phones provides an additional layer of security for the devices (Section 2(b)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+5Improves Government Transparency+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+8
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility-1
- 12/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in House