Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
Latest action · Jan 5, 2023 Became Public Law No: 117-338.
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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2022
- Passed HouseDec 22, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 28, 2022
- Became lawJan 5, 2023Public Law 117-338
Summary
Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
This act requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that rates and charges for payphone services or other calling devices, including advanced (e.g., audio or video) communications services in correctional institutions, are just and reasonable. When promulgating regulations or otherwise implementing this act, the FCC (1) may use industry-wide average costs related to providing telephone and advanced communications services, and (2) must consider costs for safety and security measures related to providing communications services in correctional facilities.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2021 to Sep 27, 2022; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | May 26, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 27, 2022 |
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 May 10, 2021Markup Mar 22, 2022Reported Dec 15, 2022 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2023Signed by President.
- Jan 5, 2023Became Public Law No: 117-338.
- Dec 28, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 22, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2022Received in the House.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H10026–H10028Text printed H10026 | Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9724Text printed S9724Amendments S9724 | Alex Padilla D-CA | Dec 21, 2022 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 7, 2022S. 1541, Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 22, 2022
Titles 7
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 require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and detention facilities.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 21, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 15, 2022Reported to Senate
- May 10, 2021Introduced 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.
