Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Latest action · Aug 4, 2017 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) 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.
The bill establishes a process for the FCC to publish a report after its deadline if it provides Congress, and posts on the FCC website, a notification letter (within 7 days after the deadline and every 60 days thereafter) regarding the delay and the anticipated date on which the report will be published.
(Sec. 3) The bill repeals or consolidates various existing communications reporting requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 17, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jan 17, 2017 |
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 Jan 17, 2017Markup Jan 24, 2017Reported May 11, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 4, 2017Received in the House.
- Aug 4, 2017Held at the desk.
- Aug 3, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4816-4817; text: CR S4816-4817)
- May 11, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-61.
- May 11, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
- Jan 24, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 17, 2017Read 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 S4816Text printed S4816 | Roger F. Wicker R-MS | Aug 3, 2017 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 16, 2017S. 174, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 24, 2017
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32589 | The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape Archived | Report | Apr 18, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 599 | Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
| HR 4986 | RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2018 |
Titles 4
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 consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Competition and antitrust
- Congressional oversight
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government information and archives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- May 11, 2017Reported to Senate
- Jan 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
