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PHONE Act of 2021 Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2021 [HB-678]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for a moratorium on number reassignment after a disaster declaration, and for other purposes.
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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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ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act [HB-596]
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[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
To increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
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ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act [S.57]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
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Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 [S.2275]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to improve the collection and distribution of broadband availability data.
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A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [SCR-4]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Telecommunications ]
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. 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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USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2015 [S.734]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require at least 75% of all amounts collected by interstate telecommunications providers from consumers in a rural state for the purpose of making certain contributions to universal service funds established by the Federal Communications Commission to be allocated to consumers in that rural state. Defines "rural state" as a state in which the total population density is not more than 200 people per square mile, as determined by the latest available decennial census.
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Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2015 [S.56]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
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[Funding ]
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Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2015 Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile communications service from receiving universal service support under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 [S.421]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
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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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2814]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Fund; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction;
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FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.2644]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Libraries ]
[Education ]
FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill reauthorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for FY2017-FY2018. The bill designates amounts for: (1) the FCC's office of inspector general, and (2) the FCC to move to a new facility or reconfigure its existing facility. (Sec. 5) The bill allows a person chosen to fill a commissioner's vacancy on the FCC to continue to serve after the expiration of the fixed term of the commissioner that the person succeeds until a successor has taken office. But the person filling the vacancy may not
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Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2016 [S.2283]
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[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill exempts any small business broadband Internet access service provider with not more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person providing 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 make informed choices
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Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act [S.2163]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
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Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to issue best practices relating to broadband infrastructure and installation for state broadband coordination offices, with an emphasis on rural areas. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must require states to install broadband conduits, which support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service, in certain highway construction projects. DOT must ensure that: (1) standards are established that
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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.2116]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
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Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation to designate a senior employee to serve as the broadband and emerging information technology (BEIT) coordinator. The Office must also provide SBA employees BEIT training to assist small businesses in the use of such technologies. The SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall evaluate the impact of broadband speed and price on small businesses.
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Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 [S.1916]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers that may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
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Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act of 2015 [S.1621]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act of 2015 Prohibits a commercial mobile service or Internet access service provider from receiving universal service support for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program, which provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.
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A bill to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund. [S.1545]
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A bill to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to submit a quarterly report to Congress regarding the Lifeline program, which provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers. Requires the reports to include: (1) aggregate expenditures on the program; (2) a list of each payment made to a participating telecommunications carrier for the provision of service through the program, including,
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Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 [S.1472]
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Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program for qualifying low-income consumers in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband Internet access service at reduced charges by reimbursing participating providers for each such consumer served. Requires the program to allow qualifying consumers to elect to apply support from the Lifeline program to basic telephone service,
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Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [HCR-17]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. 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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WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 [HB-5906]
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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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