US Congress House Bill 2183 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), subject to exception, to promulgate regulations requiring before adopting, modifying, or deleting a final regulation: (1) publication of the specific regulation language; and (2) specific time periods for comments, replying to comments, and deadlines for comments. Requires the FCC to: (1) ensure adequate review time; (2) establish action deadlines; (3) publish any actions within 30 days; and (4) submit specified notifications to specified congressional committees. Requires the FCC to annually publish the release schedule for all regular or intermittent FCC statistical reports and to notify the chairpersons and ranking members of specified congressional committees of the reason for any delay.

To improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]

Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
2009-04-30		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2009-04-30		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1022-1023)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2183/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2183/BILLS-111hr2183ih.pdf