US Congress Senate Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

FCC Technical Expertise Capacity Heightening Act or the FCC TECH Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit each commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology and other Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bureaus and technical staff. Directs the FCC Chairman to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to complete a specified study of, and report on, FCC technical policy decisionmaking and the technical personnel at the FCC. Requires the FCC to biennially (currently, annually) review and report on competitive market conditions with respect to domestic and international satellite communications services.

FCC TECH Act

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2011-03-17	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1832-1833)

HB2102 (Related) 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s611/BILLS-112s611is.pdf