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RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2021 Reassuring that the United States Has Wide And Scrupulous Rhetorical Insight to Garnish Honest Thought Act of 2021 [HB-1409]
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[Media and Advertising ]
To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the Fairness Doctrine.
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REPUBLIC Act Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act [S.463]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
A bill to require congressional approval of national emergency declarations and to repeal the emergency powers and authorities most susceptible to abuse, and for other purposes.
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Act Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Worker Health Coverage Protection Act [HB-1319]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.
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Emergency Reporting Act [HB-1250]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting.
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DART Act of 2021 Data Analytics Robocall Technology Act of 2021 [S.357]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking to consider establishing a process under which the Commission would maintain a list of numbers that a voice service provider cannot block, and for other purposes.
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Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act [HB-1058]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to amend the definition of eligible facilities request, to codify the 60-day time frame for certain eligible facilities requests, and for other purposes.
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BROADBAND Leadership Act Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership Act [HB-1051]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline siting processes for telecommunications service facilities, and for other purposes.
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Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act [HB-1045]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to amend the definition of eligible facilities request, to codify the 60-day time frame for certain eligible facilities requests and certain eligible telecommunications facilities requests, and for other purposes.
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Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act [HB-1032]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
To address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
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Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2021 [HB-994]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
To prohibit the use of for-profit facilities and detention centers, and for other purposes.
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Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act [S.163]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
A bill to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
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Safe Connections Act of 2022 [S.120]
[Crime ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to prevent and respond to the misuse of communications services that facilitates domestic violence and other crimes.
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Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 [S.2275]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to improve the collection and distribution of broadband availability data.
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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 regulating broadband Internet access. [SJR-14]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
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 regulating broadband Internet access. Disapproves and nullifies the Federal Communications Commission rule, published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2015, relating to regulating broadband Internet access.
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Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016 [S.827]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require intermediate providers that offer the capability to transmit voice communications and signaling information from one destination to another, and that charge a rate to any other entity (including an affiliated entity) for such a transmission, to: (1) register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and (2) comply with service quality standards to be established by the FCC. An "intermediate provider" is an entity that:
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Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 [S.760]
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[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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States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 [S.597]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015 Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to declare that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) authority to take actions to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities shall not be construed to authorize the FCC to prevent states from implementing state laws regarding the provision of broadband Internet access service by states, municipalities, or political subdivisions.
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Wi-Fi Innovation Act [S.424]
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[Cybersecurity ]
Wi-Fi Innovation Act Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5850-5925 megahertz band under technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of unlicensed operations. Provides for such technical rules to permit outdoor unlicensed operations without requiring devices to dynamically detect signals from other systems. Directs the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to seek public comments on proposals for interference-mitigation techniques and potential rechannelization
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 [S.421]
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding to adopt rules establishing: minimum comment and reply periods for rulemakings; policies to ensure that the public has notice and an opportunity to respond to comments, ex parte communications, or materials submitted toward the end of, or after, the comment period; procedures for publishing the status of open rulemakings and items circulated
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Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015 [S.40]
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Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015 Directs the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit broadband providers, in transmitting network traffic over the broadband Internet access service of an end user, from: (1) entering an agreement with an edge provider (a provider of Internet content, applications, services, or access devices) to give preferential treatment or priority to the traffic of such edge provider in exchange for consideration (commonly referred to as "paid prioritization"); and (2) giving
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