US Congress House Bill 734 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; and (3) whether laws, regulations, or regulatory practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services. Requires the report to describe the FCC's actions in the marketplace and its agenda for the next two years. Directs the FCC to: (1) compile a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Requires the FCC's competition assessments to include the aggregate average total amount paid by cable systems for retransmission consent. (Sec. 3) Repeals or consolidates various reports of the FCC and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including reports on satellite competition, international broadband, video programming, cable industry prices, small business entry barriers, commercial mobile radio, services to minority and diverse audiences, waivers from requirements prohibiting FCC employees from being financially interested in companies subject to FCC regulation, and several other existing reports under such Act. Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC to determine from the communications marketplace report every two years (currently, in an inquiry initiated each year) whether it must act immediately to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities, particularly in elementary and secondary schools, by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition.

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015

Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]

Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]

2015-02-24 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 411 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2015-02-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 85). (text: CR H1095-1096)
2015-02-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-02-24	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1101-1102)
2015-02-24	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2015-02-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 734.
2015-02-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1095-1098)
2015-02-24	House	Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-02-24	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
2015-02-24	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-27.
2015-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2015-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-02-04	House	Introduced in House

SB253 (Related) 2016-09-28 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/734/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr734/BILLS-114hr734ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr734/BILLS-114hr734rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr734/BILLS-114hr734eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201585