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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 [HB-2903] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop regulations that would establish a national standard for determining whether mobile service, mobile data service, and broadband service in rural areas are reasonably comparable to the services provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strengths and speeds of mobile services and the average speeds of broadband Internet services from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The services provided (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/16/2017

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Gigabit Opportunity Act [HB-2870] [Telecommunications ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Infrastructure ]
Gigabit Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of qualified gigabit opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones. Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of qualified gigabit opportunity zones in low-income communities to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: are facing obstacles to economic development due to a lack of geographic broadband (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/16/2017

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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018

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Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 [HB-1574] [Telecommunications ] [Media and Advertising ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Rights ] [Elections ] [Ethics ]
Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using the viewpoints that a person broadcasts or otherwise disseminates on issues of public importance as a basis for: (1) revoking the person's licenses or authorizations; (2) taking action against the person; or (3) placing conditions on the FCC's approval of the assignment or transfer of a station license or construction permit or the construction, extension, acquisition, operation, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017

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Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 [HB-1546] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent method for its collection of coverage data relating to the availability, speed tiers, and performance characteristics of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service in particular geographic locations in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017

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Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act [HB-1440] [Telecommunications ] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ]
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require online public inspection files that must be uploaded to the Internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, and sorting. Public inspection files include political (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/10/2017

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". [HJR-86] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services." The rule published on December 2, 2016: (1) applies the customer privacy requirements of the Communications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/10/2017

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Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 [HB-1439] [Telecommunications ] [Elections ] [Media and Advertising ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Ethics ]
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules to require the disclosure announcements required for broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political or that involves the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance to include the names of significant donors to the person whose identity is required to be disclosed in such an announcement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/10/2017

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HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2017 [S.564] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ]
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment (robocall or robotext equipment) to call cellular telephones or residential telephone lines for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/08/2017

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". [SJR-34] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission entitled "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services." The rule published on December 2, 2016: (1) applies the customer privacy requirements of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Became Public Law No: 115-22. (txt | Pdf) on 04/03/2017

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Securing IoT Act of 2017 Securing the Internet of Things Act of 2017 [HB-1324] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ]
Securing IoT Act of 2017 Securing the Internet of Things Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish cybersecurity standards that radio frequency equipment must meet throughout its lifecycle (design, installation, and retirement) in order to be certified under the FCC's technical standards for equipment authorization.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017

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Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 [HB-1335] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue cybersecurity rules for communications networks (wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite service, or other communications service) to: (1) secure networks through managing, assessing, and prioritizing cyber risks and actions to reduce such risks; and (2) address the treatment of critical infrastructure information relating to such networks (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017

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Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act [HB-1340] [Cybersecurity ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Interagency Cybersecurity Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Interagency Communications Security Committee as an advisory committee to: review communications security reports from federal agencies and communications network providers (wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite service, or other communications services); recommend investigation by relevant agencies into any such report; and issue (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017

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PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 [S.421] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Poverty ]
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 This bill nullifies a Federal Communications Commission regulation that prohibits a state commission from designating Lifeline broadband providers that are eligible to accept government subsidies in exchange for providing discounted Internet service to qualifying low-income consumers under the universal service program. The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit anything in such Act or the Telecommunications Act of 1996 from being construed as modifying (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/16/2017

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Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1184] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ]
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt or continue in force regulations on the use of inmate telephone and video services that enable persons incarcerated in correctional institutions to originate calls at payphones, telephones, or video kiosks designated for the personal use of inmates. The regulations must: (1) prescribe variable maximum per-minute compensation rates depending on factors such as carrier costs and the size of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/17/2017

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PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 [HB-1139] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Poverty ]
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 This bill nullifies a Federal Communications Commission regulation that prohibits a state commission from designating Lifeline broadband providers that are eligible to accept government subsidies in exchange for providing discounted Internet service to qualifying low-income consumers under the universal service program. The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit anything in such Act or the Telecommunications Act of 1996 from being construed as modifying (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/17/2017

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Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 [S.277] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ]
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to: provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced and next-generation telecommunications services in rural areas, the advancement of universal service principles for nationwide access to affordable and quality telecommunications and information services, and other policies relating to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/02/2017

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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 [S.228] [Telecommunications ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ]
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2017 This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for: consumers to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks: Cr S451; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S451) on 01/24/2017

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DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act [HB-686] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the growing number of connected and interconnected devices known as the Internet of Things (IoT). The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The Federal Communications Commission must: (1) seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ro Khanna Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-599] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Education ]
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/24/2017

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