3.0.0 539 2022-11-15T16:34:58Z 2022-11-15T16:34:58Z House H HR 2013-02-06 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 539.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8Article IV, Section 3[Page H414]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-08T22:23:00Z Referred to 2013-02-06T14:01:25Z Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 113 245 S 2013-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2013-02-08 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2013-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 15 2013-02-06 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2013-02-06 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2013-02-25 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2013-02-25 False B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2013-02-27 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2013-04-09 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Lawyers and legal services Public participation and lobbying Science, Technology, Communications 00 2013-02-06 Introduced in House 2013-03-04T20:50:17Z Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board to which the FCC has referred a matter under such Act, and (3) an attorney from the FCC's Office of General Counsel is present.

Defines "bipartisan majority of Commissioners" as at least three Commissioners including at least one Commissioner for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member and at least one unaffiliated Commissioner if any Commissioner has no political affiliation.

Requires public disclosure of the meeting, attendees, and matters discussed.

]]> Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 Display Title Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr539ih/xml/BILLS-113hr539ih.xml 2013-02-08 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.