Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014
Latest action · Mar 13, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require an intermediate provider that offers the capability to transmit certain voice communications and signaling information from one destination to another, and that charges a rate to any other entity (including an affiliated entity) for the transmission, to: (1) register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and (2) comply with service quality standards to be established by the FCC.
Defines "intermediate provider" as any entity that: (1) carries or processes traffic that is generated from the placement of a call from a connection using a North American Numbering Plan resource or a call placed to a connection using such a numbering resource, and (2) does not itself originate or terminate such traffic in the context of the carriage or processing.
Prohibits certain long-distance voice service providers (including local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, commercial mobile radio services, interconnected voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] services, and certain non-interconnected VoIP services) from using an intermediate provider to transmit voice communications and signals unless the intermediate provider is so registered.
Directs the FCC, in promulgating rules for such standards, to: (1) ensure the integrity of the transmission of voice communications to all customers in the United States, (2) prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such voice communications, and (3) make a registry of intermediate providers publicly available on the FCC website.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2014 to Nov 13, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 25, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 31, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 11, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Apr 29, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | May 21, 2014 | |
| D-MT | John E. Walsh | Jun 4, 2014 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Nov 13, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1655-1656)
- Mar 13, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1655 | Tim Johnson D-SD | Mar 13, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-576 | PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND NETWORK RELIABILITY IN THE IP TRANSITION59 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 5, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such communications.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in Senate
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