COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Bills and resolutions

FCC: authorize system of competitive bidding to grant license or permit for use of electromagnetic spectrum and direct proceeds to communications and technology initiatives (see H.R. 3565), H2499 [22MY]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (see S. 650), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1108), H864 [21FE] (see H.R. 3345), H2346 [15MY]

——— improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (see S. 2810), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5494), H4345 [14SE]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3324), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 800), H678 [2FE]

——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (see H.R. 1338), H1112 [3MR]

——— modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 340), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 907), H823 [9FE]

——— prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see H.R. 4006), H2807 [12JN]

——— provide for moratorium on telephone number reassignment after disaster declaration (see H.R. 6836), H6985 [14DE]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 3075), H2126 [2MY]

——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 6823), H6984 [14DE]

Information technology: address governmental interference in content moderation decisions by providers of interactive computer services (see S. 1525), S1602 [10MY]

——— correct shortcomings in how laws address online content moderation, creation and development, and distribution (see S. 921), S909 [22MR]

——— limit immunity of providers and users of interactive computer services (see H.R. 573), H428 [26JA]

——— limit liability protection for providers of social media services for removal of lawful political content (see H.R. 2635), H1758 [17AP]

——— provide targeted exceptions to immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services and reaffirm civil rights, victims’ rights, and consumer protections (see S. 560), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1231), H968 [28FE]

——— remove immunity protections for online platforms related to certain laws regarding controlled substances and drugs (see H.R. 4910), H4028 [26JY]

——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (see S. 1993), S2097 [14JN]

Telecommunications: set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems (see H.R. 3287), H2342 [15MY]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems and provide for faster deployment of cable and other services (see H.R. 3330), H2345 [15MY]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 3279), H2342 [15MY]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3295), H2343 [15MY]

Television: clarify and make more transparent agreements between cable operators and franchise authorities on termination, elimination, or modification of certain franchise requirements (see H.R. 3353), H2347 [15MY]

——— provide greater access to in-State television network broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain Wisconsin counties (see S. 2857), S4630 [20SE]

Remarks in House

FCC: extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), H890, H891 [27FE]

——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (H.R. 1338), H3919–H3928 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

FCC: extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), S649 [6MR], S721, S722 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), S720, S721 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]

Information technology: waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), S5931–S5933 [13DE]

——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), unanimous-consent request, S5932 [13DE]

Reports filed

Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 118–157), H3948 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1108, extend FCC authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding, H890 [27FE]

H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act, H3919–H3924 [25JY]