Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 18, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and certain other federal agencies to outline plans for modernizing the information technology infrastructure used for the management of federal spectrum.
Specifically, the NTIA shall identify a process to establish goals, including parameters to measure the achievement of those goals, for the modernization of such infrastructure and submit to Congress a modernization plan.
The bill requires each agency to submit to the NTIA and the Policy and Plans Steering Group a report that describes the agency's plan to modernize its federal spectrum infrastructure so that such infrastructure is interoperable with that of the NTIA.
The Government Accountability Office shall review the federal spectrum infrastructure of agencies and oversee the implementation of the modernization plans.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jun 24, 2020 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jun 24, 2020 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Jun 24, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2020Markup Jul 15, 2020Reported Nov 17, 2020 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2020Discharged Jul 15, 2020 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2020Discharged Nov 17, 2020 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 17, 2020Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-592, Part I.
- Nov 17, 2020Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Nov 17, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 490.
- Nov 17, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 17, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5825-5827)
- Nov 17, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7310.
- Nov 17, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5825-5826)
- Nov 17, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 15, 2020Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Discharged.
- Jun 25, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jun 24, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5825–H5827Text printed H5825 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR | Nov 17, 2020 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 116, June 24, 2020, page H2420.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3717 | Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020 | Identical bill | May 20, 2020 |
| S 4049 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the modernization of the information technology systems of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 17, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 17, 2020Reported in House
- Jun 24, 2020Introduced in House
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.
