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Introduced
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Passed Senate
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Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Official Titles
Official Titles - Senate
Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens.
Actions Overview (3)
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Actions Overview
08/03/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
05/11/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-61.
01/17/2017
Introduced in Senate
All Actions (8)
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08/04/2017-2:32pm
House
Held at the desk.
08/04/2017-1:06pm
House
Received in the House.
08/04/2017
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/03/2017
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
05/11/2017
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
05/11/2017
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-61.
01/24/2017
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
01/17/2017
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Shown Here: Passed Senate without amendment (08/03/2017)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
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) 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 advanced telecommunications capabilities; and (3) whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices, or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.
Each report must describe the FCC's agenda for the next two years.
The FCC must: (1) include a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
The bill establishes a process for the FCC to publish a report after its deadline if it provides Congress, and posts on the FCC website, a notification letter (within 7 days after the deadline and every 60 days thereafter) regarding the delay and the anticipated date on which the report will be published.
(Sec. 3) The bill repeals or consolidates various existing communications reporting requirements.
Shown Here: Passed Senate without amendment (08/03/2017)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
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) 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 advanced telecommunications capabilities; and (3) whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices, or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.
Each report must describe the FCC's agenda for the next two years.
The FCC must: (1) include a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
The bill establishes a process for the FCC to publish a report after its deadline if it provides Congress, and posts on the FCC website, a notification letter (within 7 days after the deadline and every 60 days thereafter) regarding the delay and the anticipated date on which the report will be published.
(Sec. 3) The bill repeals or consolidates various existing communications reporting requirements.
Shown Here: Reported to Senate without amendment (05/11/2017)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
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) 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 advanced telecommunications capabilities; and (3) whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices, or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.
Each report must describe the FCC's agenda for the next two years.
The FCC must: (1) include a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
The bill establishes a process for the FCC to publish a report after its deadline if it provides Congress, and posts on the FCC website, a notification letter (within 7 days after the deadline and every 60 days thereafter) regarding the delay and the anticipated date on which the report will be published.
(Sec. 3) The bill repeals or consolidates various existing communications reporting requirements.
Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (01/17/2017)
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
This bill 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 advanced telecommunications capabilities; and (3) whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices, or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.
Each report must describe the FCC's agenda for the next two years.
The FCC must: (1) include a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
