Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 [HB-5572]
[Telecommunications ]
[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
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 [HB-5525]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support under the Communications Act of 1934 through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Lifeline program, which provides subsidies for discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service (e.g., Internet service on mobile phones) to qualifying low-income consumers. The FCC must continue to collect universal service contributions from telecommunications carriers through
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HB-5525: End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Mr. Scott, Austin Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill. on 06/21/2016
Small Business Broadband Deployment Act [HB-4596]
[Telecommunications ]
[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
Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 [HB-4587]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015 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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HB-4587: Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton
Introduced In House on 02/23/2016
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 [HB-4111]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who 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.
HB-4111: Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 114-582. on 05/23/2016
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 [HB-3805]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require states to evaluate the need for broadband conduit (fiber optic cables that support broadband or wireless facilities for broadband service) as part of any covered highway construction project (a project to construct a new highway or an additional lane or paved shoulder for an existing highway that receives funding under federal-aid highway provisions), in consultation with telecommunications providers. If the evaluation reveals a need in the
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HB-3805: Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/23/2015
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3638]
[Telecommunications ]
[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
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act [HB-2666]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act t (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service. (Sec. 3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the FCC's authority to: (1) condition receipt of universal service support by a provider of broadband Internet access service on the regulation of the rates charged by such provider for the supported service, or (2) enforce regulations relating to truth-in-billing requirements or paid prioritization.
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HB-2666: No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. on 04/21/2016
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015 [HB-266]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015 Prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data 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.
HB-266: End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/16/2015
Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 [HB-2638]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
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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HB-2638: Broadband Adoption Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/05/2015
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2583]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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; deadlines for public notice, and guidelines for disposition, of certain petitions;
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HB-2583: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/17/2015
TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 [HB-2576]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise the process and requirements for evaluating and determining whether regulatory control of a chemical is warranted. (Sec. 2) The bill shall be administered in a manner that: (1) protects the health of children, pregnant women, the elderly, workers, consumers, the general public, and the environment from the risks of harmful exposures to chemical substances and mixtures; and (2) ensures that appropriate information on chemical substances and mixtures
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HB-2576: TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Became Public Law No: 114-182. (txt | Pdf) on 06/22/2016
Government By the People Act of 2015 [HB-20]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Ethics ]
Government By the People Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a refundable credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions paid or incurred during the taxable year (contributions of cash by an individual to a House candidate or a political committee established and maintained by a national political party if the contribution is not prohibited under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [FECA], to be known as "My Voice Federal" contributions). Directs the Government by the People Oversight Commission,
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HB-20: Government By the People Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/30/2015
Freedom from Internet Tax Act [HB-1712]
[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Freedom from Internet Tax Act Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt providers of broadband Internet access service (as defined in rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on February 26, 2015) from requirements to make contributions to the federal universal service fund.
HB-1712: Freedom from Internet Tax Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/27/2015
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [SCR-6]
[Media and Advertising ]
[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.
SCR-6: A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1237-1238) on 03/06/2013
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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S.912: Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3329-3330) on 05/09/2013
Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013 [S.874]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013 - 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 (FCC) Lifeline program (a program that provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers).
S.874: Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/07/2013
A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms. [S.774]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO), beginning on or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter for the following five years, to prepare a report to aid Congress in monitoring and measuring the effects of a series of reforms by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intended to promote the availability and affordability of broadband service throughout the United States. Requires such report to include measurements, statistics, and metrics with respect to: the implementation progress on the reforms adopted in the FCC's Report and
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S.774: A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/22/2013
You have voted S.774: A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms..
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 [S.1989]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - 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 for Commissioners'
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S.1989: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/04/2014