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[H.R. 2589 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 451
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2589

                          [Report No. 114-581]

    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to 
  the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2015

Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                              May 23, 2016

Additional sponsors: Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lance, 
                 Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Long, and Mr. Stewart

                              May 23, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 1, 
                                 2015]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to 
  the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TIMELY AVAILABILITY OF ITEMS ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 154) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote of the 
Commission, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the 
Commission the text of such item not later than 24 hours after the 
Secretary of the Commission has received dissenting statements from all 
Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such 
item.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to an item that is adopted after the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
        Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website 
        the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission 
        not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements 
        from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with 
        respect to such item.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 451

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2589

                          [Report No. 114-581]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to 
  the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 23, 2016

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed