FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Agenda

Emergency meeting on status of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House), H9955 [20DE]

Amendments

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8749, S8752, S8776, S8780 [17DE], H8763, H8882 [13DE], H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8757 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9958 [20DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4852 [11JY], H4946 [12JY], H5088 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9998 [20DE], H10025 [23DE]

Articles and editorials

Court Rejects Suit Over Net-Neutrality Rules, H2309 [5AP]

GOP Takes Packaging Path, H8755 [13DE]

What Net Neutrality Means for You, H1101 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders (see H.R. 1752), H3107 [5MY]

Dept. of State: establish the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force (see H.R. 2801), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2801), H5938 [6SE]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3630), H8322 [9DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H8727 [12DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 502), H9945 [19DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1573), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2434), H4747 [7JY]

Government regulations: authorize multiple Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see H.R. 1009), H1724 [10MR]

———consolidate reporting obligations to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens (see S. 1780), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3310), H7255 [2NO]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see S.J. Res. 6), S792 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 37), H1039 (see H.J. Res. 37), H1070 [16FE]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (see H. Res. 200), H2291 [4AP]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

———provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (see S. 1784), S7066 [2NO] (see S. 1817), S7187 [8NO] (see H.R. 3309), H7255 [2NO]

———reform by requiring an analysis of benefits and costs during the rulemaking process (see H.R. 2289), H4456 [22JN]

Information technology: modify regulations to allow unlicensed use of certain spectrum frequencies by the technology industry to support growing demand for Wi-Fi (see H.R. 2520), H5018 [13JY]

———prohibit from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure (see H.R. 166), H39 [5JA]

Internet: prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 96), H36 [5JA]

Lifeline Assistance Program: establish for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 2163), H4185 [14JN]

Political ethics: disclose contributions received by a party that submits comments to certain proceedings and limit officials from working for a company after presiding over a decision involving that company (see H.R. 3763), H10015 [20DE]

Radio: extend final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology (see H.R. 3430), H7626 [15NO]

———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 81), H35 [5JA]

Technology: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see H.R. 2102), H3985 [2JN]

———provide greater technical resources to Commissioners (see S. 611), S1826 [17MR]

Telecommunications: adopt technology allowing 9-1-1 call centers to receive and respond to emergency text messages (see H.R. 3654), H8880 [13DE]

———clarify rights and responsibilities of Federal entities in the spectrum relocation process (see S. 522), S1502 [9MR]

———conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum and auctions of voluntarily relinquished spectrum usage rights and share revenues with licensees who relinquished such rights (see H.R. 911), H1574 [3MR]

———preserve free and open nature of the Internet, expand benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service (see S. 74), S124 [25JA]

———prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program (see H.R. 3481), H7890 [18NO]

———promote development and opportunity relative to spectrum occupancy and use (see S. 455), S1120 [2MR]

———provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions (see H.R. 3509), H7927 [29NO]

———provide for voluntary incentive auction revenue sharing (see H.R. 1622), H2911 [15AP]

———provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 28), S122 [25JA]

———provide with authority to conduct incentive auctions (see S. 415), S871 [17FE]

———strengthen public safety by establishing a national wireless communications network for emergency responders (see H.R. 2482), H4850 [11JY]

Telephones: promulgate regulations to improve billing disclosure to cellular telephone consumers (see S. 732), S2130 [5AP]

———revisit the free cell phone program of the universal service support program to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 3118), H6671 [6OC]

Television: repeal certain carriage, retransmission, and ownership regulations (see S. 2008), S8733 [16DE] (see H.R. 3675), H9430 [15DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 297), S614 [7FE]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to proceed, S8673 [15DE]

Letters

FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices: American Association of Independent Music, S7243 [9NO]

———Ed Black, Computer & Communications Industry Association and Rey Ramsey, TechNet (organization), S7242 [9NO]

———Fractured Atlas (organization), Future of Music Coalition, and National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, S7244 [9NO]

———Helen Osman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H2305 [5AP]

———Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, S7242 [9NO]

———Lynne Bradley, American Library Association, Gregory A. Jackson, EDUCAUSE (organization), and Prudence S. Adler, Association of Research Libraries, S7243 [9NO]

———Open Internet Coalition, S7242 [9NO]

———several organizations, S7244, S7255 [9NO]

———several religious leaders and communicators, S7242 [9NO]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Geoffrey Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H9964 [20DE]

———Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, H9965 [20DE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H9965 [20DE]

———Kent Tolley, National Roofing Contractors Association, H9965 [20DE]

———Pete Isberg, National Payroll Reporting Consortium, H9965-H9967 [20DE]

———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H8811 [13DE]

———Stephen C. Goss, SSA, H8799 [13DE]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8754 [13DE]

Motions

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8820 [13DE], H9978 [20DE]

Government regulations: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2562, H2563 [8AP]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), S7239 [9NO]

Notices

Intention to object to proceeding to nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit V. Pai to the FCC: Senator Grassley, S7140 [3NO]

Press releases

NFIB Expresses Significant Concern About Payroll Tax Impact on Small Business: National Federation of Independent Business, H9965 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Congressional Review Act: use to reduce the impact of executive branch regulations on the economy, H2026, H2027 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: require FCC to resolve potential interference issues by commercial communications devices to departmental Global Positioning System devices prior to final authorization, H3720 [26MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H8919 [14DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8351-H8356 [12DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8737, H8739, H8740, H8741, H8742, H8743, H8744, H8745, H8762-H8824 [13DE], H8905, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8911, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8919, H8959, H8961 [14DE], H8971, H8981, H8982, H8983, H8984, H8999 [15DE], H9799, H9801, H9818, H9919, H9920 [16DE], H9932, H9933, H9937, H9943 [19DE], H9997 [20DE], E2229 [12DE], E2255, E2259, E2260 [14DE], E2278, E2280 [15DE], E2309 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9948, H9949, H9960-H9978, H10000, H10001, H10002, H10003, H10005-H10009, H10011 [20DE], E2337 [21DE], E2340, E2342 [23DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration (H. Res. 491), H8745-H8759 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 502), H9949-H9960 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9978-H9986 [20DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to recommit, H8822, H8823 [13DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H9893, H9894 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4863 [12JY]

Government regulations: approval of merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, E79 [19JA]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H1650 [9MR], H1787 [14MR], H2551-H2565 [8AP], H7422 [14NO], E703 [13AP]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 200), H2303-H2313 [5AP], E655 [6AP]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), motion to recommit, H2562, H2563 [8AP]

———funding to implement rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, H1096-H1102 [17FE]

Information technology: modify regulations to allow unlicensed use of certain spectrum frequencies by the technology industry to support growing demand for Wi-Fi, H8808 [13DE]

Telecommunications: strengthen public safety by establishing a national wireless communications network for emergency responders (H.R. 2482), E1283 [11JY]

———use voluntary incentive auctions to improve the use of public airwaves and establish an interoperable broadband public safety network, H8806, H8808 [13DE]

Remarks in Senate

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8470 [12DE], S8494, S8499, S8502, S8540, S8553 [13DE], S8555, S8558, S8559, S8567-S8570, S8574, S8577-S8586, S8617 [14DE], S8669 [15DE], S8703, S8711-S8717 [16DE], S8746-S8753 [17DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent agreement, S8742 [16DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), unanimous-consent request, S8556, S8567, S8570 [14DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S7395 [14NO], S7432-S7434 [15NO], S8757 [17DE]

———making appropriations (S. 1573), S6993 [1NO]

Government regulations: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), S2405 [12AP], S2407 [13AP], S2665-S2667 [4MY]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), S808, S816 [17FE], S7167-S7169 [8NO], S7229 [9NO]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), motion to proceed, S7239-S7263, S7282 [9NO], S7324, S7325 [10NO]

———disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (S.J. Res. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S7141 [3NO], S7183 [8NO]

LightSquared, Inc.: investigation regarding controversial approval of satellite spectrum access, S8573 [14DE]

Pai, Ajit V.: momination to the FCC, S7122 [3NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S8768, S8769 [17DE]

Rosenworcel, Jessica: momination to the FCC, S7122 [3NO]

Technology: provide greater technical resources to Commissioners (S. 611), S1832 [17MR]

Telecommunications: establish a commission to conduct spectrum incentive auctions and use the revenue towards the public debt, S4933 [27JY]

———preserve free and open nature of the Internet, expand benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service (S. 74), S182 [25JA]

———promote development and opportunity relative to spectrum occupancy and use (S. 455), S1141 [2MR]

———provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (S. 28), S146 [25JA], S1528 [10MR]

Telephones: promulgate regulations to improve billing disclosure to cellular telephone consumers (S. 732), S2139 [5AP]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 297), S616 [7FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 37, Disapprove FCC Rule With Respect to Regulating the Internet and Broadband Industry Practices: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 200) (H. Rept. 112-53), H2291 [4AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 112-328), H8727 [12DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 112-335), H9945 [19DE]

Disapprove FCC Rule With Respect to Regulating the Internet and Broadband Industry Practices: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.J. Res. 37) (H. Rept. 112-51), H2265 [1AP]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 112-136), H4747 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1573) (S. Rept. 112-79), S5684 [15SE]

Nomination of Ajit V. Pai to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8460 [8DE]

Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to the FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8460 [8DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Government regulations: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (H.J. Res. 37), H2563 [8AP]

Statements

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: OMB, H8750 [13DE]

Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act: Several Republican Senators, H9953 [20DE]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8811 [13DE], H9982 [20DE]

Budgetary effects of Senate substitute amendment to H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, H9983 [20DE]

Committee on Rules (House) vote on Hastings of Florida motion on Doyle amendment to H. Res. 200, consideration of H.J. Res. 37, FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practice, E655 [6AP]

Committee on Rules (House) vote on Polis motion on Matsui amendment to H. Res. 200, consideration of H.J. Res. 37, FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practice, E655 [6AP]

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): financial services and general Government, H9835-H9840 [16DE]

Effects on revenues and direct spending of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8812 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 200, consideration of H.J. Res. 37, disapprove FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, H2303 [5AP]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8745 [13DE]

H. Res. 502, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H9949 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 37, disapprove FCC rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, H2552 [8AP]

H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H8763-H8799 [13DE]

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, S8749-S8752 [17DE], H9960-H9963 [20DE]

S. 28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, S146-S149 [25JA]

S. 74, Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion, and Consumer Protection Act, S183-S185 [25JA]

S. 732, Cell Phone Bill Shock Act, S2139 [5AP]