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Amendments

SBA: establish Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules (H.R. 4305), consideration (H. Res. 916), H4985 [2DE]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Prisons: increase penalty for prohibited provision of phone in correctional facility (see S. 736), S1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 3353), H1999 [13MY]

China: require anyone who maintains Internet site or mobile app that stores information in China to disclose that fact and whether Chinese Communist Party or Chinese state-owned entity has access (see H.R. 2403), H1334 [27MR]

Correctional institutions: provide for additional prohibitions and enhanced penalties for providing or possessing wireless communications devices in detention facilities (see H.R. 3577), H2366 [23MY]

——— restore limited, free telephone service for detainees to facilitate consultations with legal counsel and to maintain ties with families (see S. 3146), S7962 [6NO] (see H.R. 5941), H4582 [7NO]

Courts: include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction relative to access to electronic evidence for criminal investigations (see S. 1574), S2737 [1MY]

Crime: penalize false communications to cause emergency response (see S. 38), S78 [9JA] (see H.R. 286), H89 [9JA]

——— prevent fraud enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) (see S. 3495), S8779 [16DE]

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: require to publicly release, in full, unclassified report titled ‘‘U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022’’ (see S. 2480), S4773 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see H.R. 1464), H727 [21FE]

Dept. of Commerce: submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (see H.R. 1737), H916 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program to provide certain Armed Forces members with timely and relevant information via text message (see H.R. 6490), H5056 [5DE]

——— establish policy prohibiting use of cellular phones and other distracting devices by students in Dept. of Defense Education Activity schools (see H.R. 4006), H2821 [12JN]

——— prohibit use of smartphones in Department of Defense Education Activity schools (see S. 2092), S3435 [17JN]

——— provide senior officials with secure mobile phones (see H.R. 6558), H5559 [10DE]

Dept. of Education: establish UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Program (see H.R. 4005), H2821 [12JN]

——— study use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools and establish pilot program to award grants to enable certain schools to create school environment free of mobile devices (see S. 404), S666 [5FE] (see H.R. 1275), H676 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: assess economic, mental health, and social consequences of screen addiction among adult men (see H.R. 6680), H5809 [11DE]

——— authorize grants to establish national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see H.R. 6678), H5809 [11DE]

——— conduct comprehensive study on mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men (see H.R. 6679), H5809 [11DE]

——— dedicate sufficient resources for support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline (see S. 2826), S6695 [17SE] (see H.R. 5434), H4410 [17SE]

——— reauthorize Project ECHO Grant Program and establish grants under such program to disseminate knowledge and build capacity to address Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (see H.R. 3747), H2504 [5JN]

——— secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1007), S1704 [12MR] (see H.R. 912), H455 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: create hotline to provide eviction-related assistance (see H.R. 5889), H4565 [31OC]

Dept. of Justice: clarify causation element in Federal hate crime statute (see H.R. 4187), H3009 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see S. 2495), S4817 [29JY] (see H.R. 4954), H3692 [12AU]

Dept. of the Interior: upgrade existing emergency communications centers in units of National Park System to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems (see S. 290), S480 [29JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: place foreign telecommunications companies engaged in economic or industrial espionage on Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List (see H.R. 1795), H944 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain departmental heath care professionals to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions (see H.R. 1107), H555 [6FE]

——— expand congressional oversight of Veterans Crisis Line, improve workforce protections for all Veterans Crisis Line personnel, and ensure robust performance standards that meet caller demand (see S. 1655), S2799 [7MY]

——— implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see S. 3170), S8132 [10NO] (see H.R. 5992), H4589 [10NO]

——— improve telephone communication (see S. 831), S1496 [4MR]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3048), S7730 [23OC] (see H.R. 1627), H878 [26FE]

——— require warning label advising that effects of mifepristone can be counteracted and establish hotline to provide information to women seeking to counteract effects of mifepristone (see H.R. 796), H404 [28JA]

——— study effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids (see H.R. 2404), H1334 [27MR]

FCC: add access to telecommunication and information services in Indian country and areas with high Indian population to universal service principle (see S. 3184), S8204 [18NO] (see H.R. 6067), H4705 [17NO]

——— allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 1137), S1871 [26MR] (see H.R. 2350), H1300 [26MR]

——— enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 1025), S1742 [13MR]

——— establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (see H.R. 1717), H915 [27FE]

——— establish 6G Task Force (see H.R. 2449), H1336 [27MR]

——— establish taskforce on unlawful robocalls (see S. 2666), S5208 [1AU] (see H.R. 6152), H4816 [19NO]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (see S. 98), S185 [15JA] (see H.R. 2399), H1334 [27MR]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible personal wireless facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 1541), H768 [24FE]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible telecommunications service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 5273), H4237 [10SE]

——— exclude deployment of small personal wireless service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 5318), H4264 [11SE]

——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 2171), H1168 [18MR]

——— modify penalties for violations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (see S. 3370), S8507 [4DE] (see H.R. 6449), H5049 [4DE]

——— 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 S. 1962), S3254 [5JN] (see H.R. 2458), H1336 [27MR]

——— provide timeframe for consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 5266), H4237 [10SE]

——— publish report on implementation of Kari’s Law Act (see H.R. 5201), H3891 [8SE]

——— require auction of spectrum in band between 1.3-13.2 gigahertz (see H.R. 651), H384 [23JA]

——— require disclosures relative to robocalls using artificial intelligence (AI) and provide for enhanced penalties for certain violations involving AI voice or text message impersonation (see S. 3354), S8507 [4DE] (see H.R. 1027), H503 [5FE]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 2699), H1460 [7AP]

——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 3825), H2533 [6JN]

FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2027), S3346 [11JN] (see H.R. 4132), H2969 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: request President to transmit information to House of Representatives relative to agencies sharing certain communications with public and Federal employees (see H. Res. 825), H4548 [21OC]

FEMA: provide technical and financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal authorities to conduct testing of emergency alert and warning systems (see H.R. 5154), H3861 [4SE]

FTC: implement mental health warning label on social media platforms (see S. 1885), S3116 [22MY]

——— require social media companies to use geofencing to block access to their social media platforms on K–12 education campuses (see H.R. 5173), H3890 [8SE]

Immigration: provide that alien may request that removal proceeding take place through video conference or through telephone conference (see H.R. 6349), H4993 [2DE]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 2508), H1373 [31MR]

——— promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in app economy, increase choice and quality, and reduce costs for consumers (see S. 2153), S3516 [24JN]

——— safeguard children from harmful app services accessible through app stores and provide parents with parental controls and information about apps to ensure proper parental consent is achieved (see S. 1586), S2738 [1MY] (see H.R. 3149), H1809 [1MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of cell-site simulators by Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies without probable cause warrants (see S. 2522), S4818 [29JY] (see H.R. 4811), H3663 [29JY]

Medicare: allow for furnishing of audio-only telehealth services (see H.R. 1899), H1035 [6MR]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see S. 2011), S3315 [10JN] (see H.R. 3884), H2614 [10JN]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 1261), S2140 [2AP] (see H.R. 4206), H3010 [26JN]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities (see S. 2709), S6319 [4SE] (see H.R. 5081), H3756 [2SE]

——— extend certain telehealth flexibilities relative to hospice care and establish modifier for recertifications of hospice care eligibility conducted through telehealth (see H.R. 1720), H916 [27FE]

——— make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities (see H.R. 2263), H1188 [21MR] (see H.R. 6296), H4901 [25NO]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5496), H4454 [18SE]

——— provide outreach and education to beneficiaries to simplify access to information for family caregivers through 1–800–MEDICARE (see S. 3439), S8670 [11DE] (see H.R. 6735), H5940 [16DE]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services (see H.R. 1407), H721 [18FE]

Mental health: establish multi-stakeholder advisory committee to provide recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (see S. 3199), S8238 [19NO]

National security: extend deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned (see S. 103), S185 [15JA] (see H.R. 391), H148 [14JA]

——— repeal legislation to address threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any application or service developed or provided by, or under control of, ByteDance Ltd. (see S. 153), S252 [20JA] (see H.R. 564), H231 [20JA]

National Slam the Scam Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1604 [6MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: audit Federal spectrum (see S. 794), S1429 [27FE]

——— further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see H.R. 6505), H5110 [9DE]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 392), S6648 [16SE]

988 Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 376), S6402 [8SE]

Privacy: protect digital contents of electronic equipment and online accounts of U.S. persons entering or exiting U.S. by requiring law enforcement to obtain warrant based on probable cause to search or seize device (see H.R. 2604), H1412 [2AP]

SBA: establish hotline to receive notifications of burdensome Government actions (see H.R. 6354), H4993 [2DE]

——— establish Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules (see H.R. 4305), H3197 [10JY]

——— establish Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules (H.R. 4305), consideration (see H. Res. 916), H4965 [1DE]

Secret Service: require recording of communications between agents deployed for protection of certain persons (see H.R. 4364), H3244 [14JY]

Senate: repeal provision to allow Senators whose phone records were accessed, in violation of certain notification requirements, to seek monetary damages (see S. 3195), S8204 [18NO]

Snowden, Edward: encourage Federal Government to drop all charges relative to National Security Agency bulk collection telephone records program (see H. Res. 34), H111 [13JA]

SSA: ensure that each office and each State agency that makes disability determinations are fully staffed with employees to answer calls during business hours (see H.R. 5771), H4540 [17OC]

——— ensure that individuals can access services through telephone service, Internet portal, and in-person visits (see H.R. 3695), H2419 [3JN]

——— request President furnish information to House of Representatives relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in SSA possession (see H. Res. 701), H4265 [11SE]

——— request President furnish information to House of Representatives relative to operations including information on Dept. of Government Efficiency access and information in possession of such Administration (see H. Res. 195), H1009 [5MR] (see H. Res. 327), H1600 [10AP]

States: require educational agencies to implement policies prohibiting use or possession of personal mobile phones by students in public school classrooms during school hours (see H.R. 2700), H1460 [7AP]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: direct Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate strategy to address effects of new technologies on children’s mental health (see H.R. 5074), H3717 [29AU]

Suicide: recognize as serious public health problem, support efforts to expand access to mental health services and crisis intervention programs, and commend role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (see S. Res. 376), S6402 [8SE] (see H. Res. 680), H3892 [8SE]

Technology: ensure responsible age assurance practices within mobile ecosystem, particularly concerning protection of minors (see H.R. 6333), H4966 [1DE]

Telecommunications: exclude certain broadband projects from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 2298), H1217 [24MR]

——— exclude certain communications projects from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 6503), H5110 [9DE]

——— provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding benefits of open radio access networks, known as ‘‘Open RAN’’ (see H.R. 2037), H1148 [11MR]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 5147), H3861 [4SE]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 278), H89 [9JA]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 417), S6791 [19SE] (see H. Res. 686), H4164 [9SE]

Remarks in House

California: management of next-generation 911 system funding, H5043 [4DE], H5833 [12DE]

Concern Hotline, Inc.: tribute, H777 [25FE]

Correctional institutions: restore limited, free telephone service for detainees to facilitate consultations with legal counsel and to maintain ties with families (H.R. 5941), H5017 [3DE]

Decatur, MS: anniversary of Decatur Telephone Co., E1065 [12NO]

Dept. of HHS: secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, H2446 [4JN]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: observance, E347 [28AP]

Drugs: require warning label advising that effects of mifepristone can be counteracted and establish hotline to provide information to women seeking to counteract effects of mifepristone (H.R. 796), H2916 [24JN]

FCC: establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (H.R. 1717), H3218–H3220 [14JY]

——— establish 6G Task Force (H.R. 2449), H1663–H1665 [28AP]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (H.R. 2399), H1662, H1663 [28AP]

——— Universal Service Program funding, H1321 [27MR]

Medicare: provide coverage for telehealth services, H775 [25FE]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (H.R. 5496), H4762, H4766 [18NO]

National security: extend deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned, H2847 [23JN]

SBA: establish Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules (H.R. 4305), H4989–H4992 [2DE], E1139 [3DE]

——— establish Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules (H.R. 4305), consideration (H. Res. 916), H4978–H4987 [2DE]

Senate: repeal provision to allow Senators whose phone records were accessed, in violation of certain notification requirements, to seek monetary damages, H4763 [18NO]

SSA: request President furnish information to House of Representatives relative to Dept. of Government Efficiency access to and usage of NUMIDENT and other personally identifiable information in SSA possession (H. Res. 701), H4271 [15SE], H4319 [16SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline funding for specialized support services targeting youth in LGBTQIA+ community, H1863 [6MY], H2066 [15MY], H3024 [27JN]

Telecommunications: provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding benefits of open radio access networks, known as ‘‘Open RAN’’ (H.R. 2037), H3217, H3218 [14JY]

Trump, President: call for release of transcript of 2019 telephone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following murder of Jamal Khashoggi, H4762 [18NO]

Remarks in Senate

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: call for release of report entitled ‘‘U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022’’, S2508 [9AP]

——— require to publicly release, in full, unclassified report titled ‘‘U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022’’ (S. 2480), S4763, S4764 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: whistleblower allegations against Polaris (organization) mismanagement of National Human Trafficking Hotline contract, S7119 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit use of funds to reduce Veterans Crisis Line services, S5192, S5193 [1AU]

FBI: allegations of political bias, S7004 [8OC]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (S. 1137), S6451 [9SE]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (S. 98), S3570 [26JN]

——— require auction of spectrum in certain frequencies, S3636 [28JN], S4620 [23JY]

National security: extend deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned, S239 [17JA], S3478 [18JN]

——— extend deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned (S. 103), S87 [13JA], S177–S180 [15JA], S198 [16JA], S2496, S2497 [9AP]

——— extend deadline by which TikTok must be sold in order to avoid being banned (S. 103), unanimous-consent request, S178, S179 [15JA], S2496, S2497 [9AP]

——— protect from threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any application or service developed or provided by, or under control of, ByteDance Ltd., S86 [13JA], S297 [22JA]

National Slam the Scam Day: designate (S. Res. 118), S1616, S1617 [6MR]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (S. Res. 392), S6637 [16SE]

Social Security: preserve seniors access to SSA telephone service, S2357 [4AP]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 417), S6798 [19SE]

Reports filed

Communications Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1717) (H. Rept. 119–194), H3197 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4305, Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive (DUMP) Red Tape Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 916) (H. Rept. 119–391), H4965 [1DE]

Dept. of Commerce Report Assessing Value, Cost, and Feasibility of Trans-Atlantic Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Connecting U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1737) (H. Rept. 119–155), H2817 [12JN]

Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive (DUMP) Red Tape Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 119–383), H4894 [21NO]

Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced (FUTURE) Networks Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2449) (H. Rept. 119–74), H1622 [24AP]

Open RAN Outreach Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2037) (H. Rept. 119–184), H3188 [2JY]

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1107) (H. Rept. 119–221), H3661 [29JY]

Request President Furnish Information Relative to SSA Operations Including Information on DOGE Access and Information in Possession of Such Administration: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 195) (H. Rept. 119–29), H1187 [21MR]

Rural Broadband Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 98) (S. Rept. 119–14), S2607 [28AP]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2399) (H. Rept. 119–78), H1622 [24AP]

Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2458) (H. Rept. 119–65), H1622 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 916, consideration of H.R. 4305, Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive (DUMP) Red Tape Act, H4978 [2DE]

H.R. 1107, Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act, H4279 [15SE]

H.R. 1717, Communications Security Act, H3218 [14JY]

H.R. 1737, Dept. of Commerce report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria, H2847 [23JN]

H.R. 2037, Open RAN Outreach Act, H3217 [14JY]

H.R. 2399, Rural Broadband Protection Act, H1662 [28AP]

H.R. 2449, Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced (FUTURE) Networks Act, H1663 [28AP]

H.R. 2458, Secure Space Act, H1652 [28AP]

H.R. 4305, Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive (DUMP) Red Tape Act, H4989 [2DE]

S. 98, Rural Broadband Protection Act, S3570 [26JN]

S. 290, Making National Parks Safer Act, S481 [29JA]

S. 2480, Telecom Cybersecurity Transparency Act, S4764 [28JY]

S. 3199, 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act, S8241 [19NO]

S. Res. 118, National Slam the Scam Day, S1609 [6MR]

S. Res. 376, recognize suicide as serious public health problem, support efforts to expand access to mental health services and crisis intervention programs, and commend role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S6404 [8SE]

S. Res. 376, support goals and ideals of 988 Day, S6404 [8SE]

S. Res. 392, National Warrior Call Day, S6652 [16SE]

S. Res. 417, Telehealth Awareness Week, S6795 [19SE]