3.0.0 1396 2023-01-11T13:28:08Z 2023-01-11T13:28:08Z House HR 2015-03-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 1396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8Article IV, Section 3[Page H1722]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-20T19:37:20Z Referred to 2015-03-17T14:02:20Z Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 114 760 S 2015-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Communications Act Update Act of 2016 114 253 S 2016-09-28 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. Related bill CRS 2015-03-20 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2015-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-17 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 2015-03-17 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2015-03-17 True 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 2015-03-17 Introduced in House 2015-03-25T19:46:26Z Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015

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 or conference to which the FCC has referred a matter, and (3) an attorney from the FCC's Office of General Counsel is present.

Defines "bipartisan majority" as a group of at least three Commissioners that includes: (1) for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member, at least one Commissioner who is a member of such political party; and (2) if any Commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated Commissioner.

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

]]> Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 Display Title Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1396ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1396ih.xml 2015-03-20 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.