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Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-1546]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include public broadcasting facilities within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that provides essential services of a governmental nature to the general public, and to include broadcast and telecommunications within the definition of "critical services" provided by such a facility, for purposes of eligibility for certain disaster assistance. Makes this Act applicable to a major disaster declared by the President
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FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 [HB-1471]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 TITLE I--FEMA REAUTHORIZATION (Sec. 101) This bill reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through FY2018. TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF DISASTER COSTS AND LOSSES (Sec. 201) FEMA shall commence, through the National Advisory Council, a comprehensive study related to disaster costs and losses. The Council shall evaluate, and report on, disaster losses and costs and develop recommendations for reducing such losses and costs. TITLE III--STAFFORD ACT AND OTHER PROGRAMS (Sec. 301) The
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Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 [HB-1396]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board or conference to which the FCC has referred a matter, and (3) an attorney from the
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Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016 [HB-1301]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend station antenna structure regulations to prohibit a private land use restriction from applying to amateur radio stations if the restriction: precludes communications in an amateur radio service, fails to permit a licensee of amateur radio service to install and maintain an effective outdoor antenna on property under its exclusive use or control, or is not the minimum practicable restriction to accomplish the lawful purposes of a community
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A resolution congratulating "A Prairie Home Companion" on its 40 years of engaging, humorous, and quality radio programming. [SR-492]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Congratulates the cast and crew of A Prairie Home Companion for 40 years of radio programming and recognizes Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media for bringing such program into millions of homes.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. [SR-439]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month. Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 (the toll-free, nationwide number to call to obtain information on the location of underground utility lines) before digging.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month. [SR-111]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month (April). Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 (the toll-free, nationwide number to call to obtain information on the location of underground utility lines) before digging.
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A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [SCR-6]
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[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.
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Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 [S.912]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Sports ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 - Allows multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) (including cable operators, multichannel multipoint distribution services, direct broadcast satellite services, or television receive-only satellite program distributors), except with respect to the minimum contents of programming required for basic tier service, to provide subscribers with any channel of video programming on an a la carte basis. Defines "a la carte" as offering video programming for wholesale or retail purchase on an individual,
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 [S.405]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render
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Digital Coast Act of 2014 [S.2890]
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[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Digital Coast Act of 2014 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) Directs the program to: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic
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Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act [S.2799]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act - Title I: Satellite Television - (Sec. 101) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2019, the exemption from retransmission consent requirements (which prohibit cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors [MVPDs] from retransmitting broadcasting station signals without the authority of the originating station) for satellite retransmissions of network station signals to subscribers located outside of a station's local market who reside in unserved
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Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2014 [S.2665]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Emergency Information Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, with respect to entities that are eligible to receive certain disaster assitance, to include: (1) broadcasting facilities within the definition of a "private nonprofit facility" that provides essential services of a governmental nature to the general public, and (2) broadcast and telecommunications communications within the definition of "critical services" provided by such a facility.
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Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2014 [S.2662]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to provide a positive incentive for certain hospitals to lower their excess readmission ratios for inpatient services, to make an additional payment to a hospital in such proportion that provides for a sharing of the savings from better-than-expected performance between the hospital and the Medicare program. Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of a state that has amended its Medicaid
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Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 [S.2454]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the statutory license under which satellite carriers retransmit distant television broadcast stations to viewers who are unable to receive signals for such stations in their local market. (Currently, the statutory licensing authority for such satellite retransmissions is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014.) Expands the local service area
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Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 [S.245]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board to which the FCC has referred a matter under such Act, and (3) an attorney from the
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 [S.2329]
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[International ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hezbollah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hezbollah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining
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Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 [S.2219]
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[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update a report for Congress concerning the role of telecommunications in the commission of hate crimes. Requires such report to include: (1) an analysis of the use of telecommunications (including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media) to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of hate crimes as specified in the
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Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014 [S.2155]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission to make recommendations to the President on the reallocation of federal spectrum over a specified time period. Directs each federal agency to include a spectrum utilization plan as part of the budget justification documents submitted to Congress each fiscal year. Requires copies of the plan to be submitted to the Reallocation Commission, the Secretary
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Responsible Electronics Recycling Act [S.2090]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
Responsible Electronics Recycling Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the export of restricted electronic waste to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or the European Union (EU), or Liechtenstein; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and promulgate procedures for identifying certain electronic equipment as well as additional restricted toxic materials contained in such equipment which poses a potential hazard to
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