Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 174
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
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Passed Senate on Aug 3, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 17, 2017
Latest Action
Aug 4, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
174
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Nevada
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on August 3, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
Summary

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017

This bill 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 advanced telecommunications capabilities; and (3) whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices, or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.

Each report must describe the FCC's agenda for the next two years.

The FCC must: (1) include 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.

Text (3)
August 3, 2017
May 11, 2017
January 17, 2017
Actions (10)
08/04/2017
Held at the desk.
08/04/2017
Received in the House.
08/04/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/03/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
08/03/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
05/11/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
05/11/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-61.
01/24/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
01/17/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
01/17/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:22 PM