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January 18, 2018
as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research Brendan Carr a long serving attorney at the FCC and current Commissioner who is being re nominated to a full term Ann Marie Buerkle a former Member...
October 4, 2017
Improvement Act sponsored by Senators Hatch Baldwin Donnelly Heller Sullivan and Udall would require the FCC to study the feasibility of designating a simple easy to remember three digit dialing code to be used...problem in the United States and the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act would ensure that the FCC has the input of Veterans representatives and Mental Health professionals as it considers how best...
September 6, 2017
important part of universal service Unfortunately as has been demonstrated time and time again the FCC s Lifeline program has not lived up to this promise especially to those that rely on these services...program Over the last seven years the Government Accountability Office GAO has repeatedly documented the FCC s failure to properly oversee the billions of dollars paid by American families to provide Lifeline...that the FCC has not prioritized the development of performance goals and measures for Lifeline and as a result the Commission has limited insight on what the program is actually accomplishing FCC action...
August 2, 2017
nominations From cyber security to ocean related matters a concrete checkoff program and even a measure on FCC data collection today s agenda not only illustrates this Committee s broad jurisdiction but also the...Klobuchar s Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act and the Kari s Law Act Senator Heller s FCC Consolidated Reporting Act Senator Nelson s Spoofing Prevention Act and Senator Fischer and Senator...
July 19, 2017
Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Nomination Hearing FCC July 19 2017 10 00 AM U S Sen John Thune R S D chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science...constitutional charge to consider nominees appointed by the President for federal office said Thune The FCC has significant responsibilities over one of the most innovative sectors of our economy and I look...as we consider their nominations to serve as commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission FCC I d also like to welcome the families of the nominees who are here today While this is a confirmation...
May 3, 2017
take a brief moment to address a question many have asked me following last week s announcement by FCC Chairman Pai that he intends to roll back the commission s net neutrality rules Where do we as lawmakers...pay lip service to net neutrality but must include real protections for consumers and empower the FCC with flexible forward looking authority over broadband providers But I m not naïve I have always...
January 24, 2017
MOBILE NOW Act pdf 322 24 KB S 96 Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act pdf 29 21 KB S FCC Consolidated Reporting Act pdf 39 44 KB S 123 Kari s Law Act pdf 28 75 KB https www commerce senate...
April 27, 2016
Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Executive Session FCC Reauthorization Bill Six Other Bills and Nominations April 27 2016 11 30 AM The U S Senate Committee...15 a m to consider the following legislative measures and pending nominations Agenda 1 S 2644 The FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 Sponsor Sen John Thune R S D 2 S 421 Federal Communications Commission...law First and foremost is the FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 During our oversight hearing in March of last year I expressed my amazement that an agency as important as the FCC had not been reauthorized by...
March 16, 2016
to say a word about an item we have postponed until our next markup the FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 As many of you know the FCC has not been reauthorized in over 25 years and during that time the technology...process of reinstating regular FCC authorizations I have introduced a bill designed to avoid issues that could lead to partisan fights This modest bill authorizes the FCC for fiscal years 2017 and 2018...with all of you to try to build bipartisan consensus for a package that will hopefully enable the FCC reauthorization to pass the Senate by unanimous consent Finally and not to steal Senator Udall s thunder...
July 30, 2014
McSweeny who is here for the first time since her confirmation Mr LeBlanc of the FCC and Attorney General Sorrell The FTC FCC and state attorneys general play a key role in fighting cramming with their law...
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