Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act [S.1260]
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[Elections ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act Directs the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules for commercial and political advertising to: (1) reflect current technologies and practices, (2) ensure that political broadcasts include more detailed disclosures about the identity of the true sponsors, and (3) require more detailed sponsorship identification information to be placed online or in another form more readily accessible to the public.
S.1260: Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/07/2015
A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. [S.1182]
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[Media and Advertising ]
A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. (Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest
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S.1182: A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority Views Filed. on 12/20/2016
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1076]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on smartphones, in coordination with smartphone manufacturers and operating system providers, a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information on the smartphone relating to the account holder, (2) render the smartphone inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, (3) prevent reactivation or reprogramming without a passcode or similar
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S.1076: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/23/2015
HR-234: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 05/01/2015
You have voted HR-234: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas..
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet. [HJR-42]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet. Disapproves and nullifies the rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on February 26, 2015, relating to the reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service in the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet.
HJR-42: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 04/17/2015
You have voted HJR-42: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to the matter of protecting and promoting the open Internet..
TIPS Act of 2015 Transparency in Phone Solicitation Act of 2015 [HB-852]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Data Privacy ]
TIPS Act of 2015 Transparency in Phone Solicitation Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit businesses, entities, or individuals from making live telephone solicitations unless the solicitor: (1) states the solicitor's identity, telephone number, and address; (2) states the address of a website that the called party may use to indicate that such party does not wish to receive calls from that solicitor; (3) transmits caller identification information, including a telephone number that the called party may use to return the call
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HB-852: TIPS Act of 2015 Transparency in Phone Solicitation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
Wi-Fi Innovation Act [HB-821]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[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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HB-821: Wi-Fi Innovation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 [HB-734]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to 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
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HB-734: Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2015
FCC "ABCs" Act of 2015 [HB-655]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
FCC "ABCs" Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the case of a proposed or final rule (including a proposed or final amendment to an existing rule) that may have an economically significant impact, to include in the notice a cost-benefit analysis demonstrating that the benefits outweigh the costs, recognizing that some benefits and costs are difficult to quantify. Defines "economically significant impact" as an effect on the economy of at least $100 million annually or a material
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HB-655: FCC "ABCs" Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/06/2015
WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 [HB-5906]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer mobile devices that are capable of: (1) receiving WiFi or other wireless broadband signals using unlicensed spectrum, and (2) sharing a mobile service connection (commonly referred to as "tethering") with other compatible hardware or devices. (The Lifeline program provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying
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HB-5906: WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Introduced In House on 07/14/2016
Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 [HB-5572]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile
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HB-5572: Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/23/2016
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5485]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Veterans ]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs within the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism
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HB-5485: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. on 07/12/2016
RESPONSE Act of 2016 Requesting Emergency Services and Providing Origination Notification Systems Everywhere Act of 2016 [HB-5236]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
RESPONSE Act of 2016 Requesting Emergency Services and Providing Origination Notification Systems Everywhere Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to ensure that call location information is conveyed with 9-1-1 calls, including calls from multi-line telephone systems, regardless of the technological platform used.
HB-5236: RESPONSE Act of 2016 Requesting Emergency Services and Providing Origination Notification Systems Everywhere Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Anna Eshoo
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E776) on 05/24/2016
DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act [HB-5117]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Small Business ]
[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 Internet of Things (IoT) for the growing number of connected and interconnected devices. The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that IoT policies should maximize the potential and development
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HB-5117: DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/29/2016
ROBOCOP Act Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act [HB-4932]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
ROBOCOP Act Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, or (2) text messages. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must prescribe regulations that require providers of telecommunications services or IP-enabled voice services, for no additional charge, to enable technology for: (1)
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HB-4932: ROBOCOP Act Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 04/15/2016
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 [HB-4682]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government.
HB-4682: HANGUP Act Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/04/2016
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act [HB-4596]
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[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (Sec. 2) 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
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HB-4596: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Walden
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/17/2016
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act [HB-4179]
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[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
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HB-4179: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 12/04/2015
Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act [HB-3998]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress and publish on the FCC website a study on the public safety benefits, technical feasibility, and cost of providing the public with access to 9-1-1 services during times of emergency when mobile service is unavailable, through: telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points and other communications technologies operating on unlicensed spectrum, without requiring any login credentials; non-telecommunications
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HB-3998: Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/24/2016
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3638]
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[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt 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 prisoners. The regulations must: (1) prescribe a maximum uniform per-minute rate and service connection or other per-call rate, (2) prescribe variable maximum rates depending
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HB-3638: Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 10/02/2015