FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5582, H5583, H5584, H5585, H5586, H5587, H5588, H5590, H5591, H5593, H5594, H5595, H5597, H5599, H5600, H5601, H5602, H5603, H5604, H5605, H5606, H5615, H5616, H5617, H5618, H5619, H5620, H5621, H5622, H5623, H5624, H5625, H5626, H5627, H5628, H5629, H5630, H5631, H5632, H5633, H5634, H5635, H5636, H5637, H5638, H5639, H5640, H5641, H5642 [8NO], H5657, H5658, H5659, H5660 [9NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5489 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions

Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline: make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5886), H4985 [3OC]

Agriculture: review certain rules and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture (see H.R. 1339), H1112 [3MR]

Appropriations: limit funding for salaries and expenses (see H.R. 2110), H1631 [29MR]

Children and youth: issue rules prohibiting entities from offering minor consumers artificial intelligence features in products without parental consent (see S. 1626), S1678 [16MY]

——— require certain pornographic interactive computer services to adopt and operate technology verification measures to ensure that users are not minors (see S. 3314), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 6429), H5892 [15NO]

Correctional institutions: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 1047), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2380), H1640 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (see S. 734), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1697), H1325 [22MR]

——— establish last acre program to advance precision agriculture connectivity and broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2542), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 6142), H5227 [1NO]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see H.R. 4351), H3142 [23JN]

——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 130), S146 [30JA] (see S. 1642), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3216), H2307 [11MY] (see H.R. 4227), H2990 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

Dept. of State: maintain capacity to transmit Internet access service abroad and domestically in case of emergency disruptions and support circumvention technologies that allow users to evade government censorship (see S. 861), S826 [16MR]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6582), H6110 [4DE]

Disabled: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2904), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5705), H4497 [26SE]

Disasters: issue reports after activation of Disaster Information Reporting System and make improvements to network outage reporting (see S. 3556), S6022 [18DE]

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

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 2309), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 4664), H3639 [17JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (see H. Res. 847), H5465 [6NO]

Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 599), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1149 [7MR]

FTC: limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (see S. 916), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 2463), H1698 [3AP]

Gambling: prohibit advertising of sportsbooks on any medium of electronic communication (see H.R. 967), H825 [9FE]

Government regulations: allow greater flexibility in data communications in amateur radio service (see H.R. 3241), H2308 [11MY]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible personal wireless facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3289), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude certain projects to place and install communications facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3342), H2346 [15MY]

——— exclude deployment of small personal wireless service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3323), H2345 [15MY]

——— exclude placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following declared wildfire emergency from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3296), H2343 [15MY]

——— exclude placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities within brownfield sites from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3292), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude projects to remove and replace communications equipment or services from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3280), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude projects to replace or improve communications facilities following major disaster or Presidential emergency declaration from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3301), H2343 [15MY]

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

——— provide for application for Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by specified deadline (see H.R. 3340), H2346 [15MY]

Information technology: conduct study and report to Congress on feasibility of funding Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by Internet edge providers (see S. 856), S825 [16MR]

——— ensure that broadband maps are accurate before funds are allocated under Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program based on those maps (see S. 1162), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 3609), H2545 [23MY]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (see S. 275), S264 [7FE]

Internet: collect and maintain data on growth in use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to determine amount of electromagnetic spectrum needed for such use (see H.R. 904), H823 [9FE]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and imposition of certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 3119), S5143 [24OC]

——— reform broadband permitting (see S. 2663), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 5242), H4191 [18AU]

National security: add drones and surveillance technology produced or provided by DJI Technologies to list of covered communications equipment or services that pose national security risks (see H.R. 2864), H1947 [25AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 999), S999 [28MR]

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

News media: prevent from repromulgating Fairness Doctrine (see H.R. 145), H103 [9JA]

Permits: 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]

Rural areas: prioritize timely processing of broadband expansion applications located in areas with shorter build seasons in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction (see H.R. 43), H99 [9JA]

Schools: prohibit schools that receive certain support from allowing access to social media platforms on subsidized services, devices, or networks (see S. 3074), S5088 [18OC]

Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program: transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out program (see S. 1245), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 6189), H5362 [2NO]

6G Task Force: establish (see H.R. 1513), H1248 [9MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 4756), H3857 [19JY]

Technology: identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]

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

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (see H.R. 675), H575 [31JA]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (see S. 90), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 538), H426 [26JA]

——— require providers of interactive computer services to publicly disclose information relative to requests or recommendations made by government entities to moderate content (see S. 2314), S2460 [13JY]

——— require watermark for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated materials (see S. 2765), S4388 [12SE]

Telecommunications: advance national spectrum policy and recognize anniversary first spectrum auction (see H. Res. 631), H4142 [27JY]

——— 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]

——— ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service and reduce financial burden on consumers (see S. 3321), S5540 [15NO]

——— establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (see S. 828), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 1370), H1113 [3MR]

——— evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 690), S669 [7MR]

——— exclude certain broadband projects from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3297), H2343 [15MY]

——— exclude certain communications projects from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 4141), H2956 [15JN]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible telecommunications service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3288), H2342 [15MY]

——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 1341), H1112 [3MR]

——— invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 317), H1914 [24AP]

——— issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (see H.R. 1353), H1112 [3MR]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (see S. 2787), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 5677), H4462 [22SE]

——— provide timeframe for consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3300), H2343 [15MY]

——— publish list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by Commission and that have certain foreign ownership (see S. 2114), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 820), H679 [2FE]

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

——— 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 consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3313), H2344 [15MY]

——— streamline consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities and telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3319), H2344 [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]

Telephones: enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 2095), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4224), H2990 [20JN]

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

Television: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2422), H1691 [30MR]

——— 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]

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4858), H3948 [25JY]

Universal Service Fund: reform contribution system (see S. 975), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1812), H1464 [27MR]

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

Cloture motions

Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S3739 [27JY], S4254 [7SE]

Letters

Financial services and general Government appropriations: Melody Brannon and Craig Albee, Defender Services Advisory Group, H5486 [7NO]

Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act: Representative Lucas, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H1926 [25AP]

——— Representative Rodgers, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1926 [25AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: review certain rules and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture (H.R. 1339), H1925–H1927 [25AP]

Communications Equity and Diversity Council: prohibit funding, H5642 [8NO]

Correctional institutions: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (H.R. 2380), H1532 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (H.R. 1697), H1319 [22MR]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, H4953 [3OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans, H2488 [22MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4664), H5550–H5648 [8NO], H5657–H5663 [9NO], E1086, E1090 [13NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 847), H5482–H5490 [7NO]

——— prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5628, H5629 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to finalize any rule or regulation that has or is likely to have certain effects on economy, H5602, H5620, H5621 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to produce documents containing term ‘‘latinx’’ or term ‘‘latin-x’’, H5640 [8NO]

——— prohibit funding to provide financial assistance to sanctuary cities, H5599, H5600 [8NO]

FTC: encourage inter-agency collaboration to pursue fraud targeting senior citizens, H5583 [8NO]

——— limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers (H.R. 2463), H6031 [30NO]

News media: allegations of censorship against conservative news networks, H350 [26JA], H614 [1FE]

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

Suicide: anniversary of 9-8-8 national suicide prevention hotline, H3602 [14JY]

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

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (H.R. 675), H3925 [25JY]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), H891, H892 [27FE]

Telecommunications: issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (H.R. 1353), H1922–H1924 [25AP]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (H.R. 5677), H4953 [3OC]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (S. 2787), H6798 [11DE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to political nominees, S1128 [17AP]

Business and industry: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry, S1335 [25AP]

Carr, Brendan: nomination to FCC, S4889 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (S. 734), S744 [9MR], S2448 [13JY]

——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (S. 1642), S2089 [14JN]

FTC: limit and eliminate excessive, hidden, and unnecessary fees imposed on consumers, S2105 [15JN]

Gomez, Anna M.: nomination to FCC, S3738 [27JY], S4244, S4253, S4256, S4257 [7SE]

Government regulations: issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services, S2087 [14JN]

——— proposal to enforce net neutrality regulations, S4923 [4OC]

Information technology: establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (S. 275), S2087 [14JN]

Permits: 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]

Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program: transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out program (S. 1245), S1540 [4MY]

Sohn, Gigi B.: nomination to FCC, S372 [14FE], S542 [1MR]

Starks, Geoffrey A.: nomination to FCC, S4889 [30SE]

Technology: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), S2299, S2300 [11JY]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), unanimous-request request, S2299, S2300 [11JY]

Telecommunications: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities, S2086–S2089 [14JN]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (S. 2787), S4666 [21SE]

——— support efforts to improve broadband infrastructure, S5482 [14NO]

Reports filed

Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1353) (H. Rept. 118–39), H1914 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4664, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 847) (H. Rept. 118–269), H5465 [6NO]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4664) (H. Rept. 118–145), H3639 [17JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2309) (S. Rept. 118–61), S2458 [13JY]

Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 90) (S. Rept. 118–114), S5639 [28NO]

Nomination of Anna M. Gomez to FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2359 [12JY]

Nomination of Brendan Carr to FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2359 [12JY]

Nomination of Fara Damelin To Be FCC Inspector General: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2359 [12JY]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3147 [19JY]

Nomination of Geoffrey A. Starks to FCC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2359 [12JY]

Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1339) (H. Rept. 118–42), H1944 [25AP]

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

Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 118–41), H1944 [25AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 847, consideration of H.R. 4664, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5482 [7NO]

H.R. 538, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, H891 [27FE]

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]

H.R. 1339, Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, H1925 [25AP]

H.R. 1353, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act, H1922 [25AP]

H.R. 4664, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5557–H5582 [8NO]

S. 130, Rural Internet Improvement Act, S148–S150 [30JA]

S. 734, Promoting Precision Agriculture Act, S745 [9MR]

S. 2787, 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, S4666 [21SE]

S. 2787, 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (5G SALE) Act, H6798 [11DE]

S. 3024, Promoting Access to Broadband Act, S4951 [4OC]