3.0.0 2649 2023-01-11T13:24:34Z 2023-01-11T13:24:34Z House H HR 2013-07-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 2649.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress shall have thePower...``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H4370]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-12T15:05:56Z Referred to 2013-07-10T14:02:35Z 2013-07-12 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2013-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government studies and investigations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2013-07-10 Introduced in House 2013-08-19T14:52:48Z FCC "ABCs" Act of 2013 - 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 adverse effect on the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities.

Prohibits any appropriations for the express purpose of carrying out such analysis and notice requirements.

Directs the FCC to presume, absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, that: (1) forbearance requirements are met when determining whether to forbear from applying any regulation or provision under such Act to a telecommunications carrier, service, or class; and (2) regulations considered in each biennial regulatory review are no longer necessary in the public interest as the result of meaningful economic competition between providers of telecommunications service.

]]> FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 Display Title FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform the Federal Communications Commission by requiring an analysis of benefits and costs during the rule making process and creating certain presumptions regarding regulatory forbearance and biennial regulatory review determinations. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-07-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2649ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2649ih.xml 2013-07-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.