Topic
Telecommunication industry
260
bills on this subject
Filed across 5 Congresses, from the 107th to the 117th, and most in the 108th at 74. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 117th
69
bills in the 110th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 244 | Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | October 31, 2007 | |
| HJRES 79 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | March 13, 2008 | |
| HR 6852 | Community Protection and Response Act of 2008 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | September 10, 2008 | |
| HR 6356 | Universal Service Reform, Accountability, and Efficiency Act of 2008 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | June 24, 2008 | |
| HR 6304 | FISA Amendments Act of 2008 | Became Public Law No: 110-261. | July 10, 2008 | |
| HR 5994 | Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | May 8, 2008 | |
| HR 5846 | Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | April 17, 2008 | |
| HR 5682 | Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture. | November 19, 2008 | |
| HR 5470 | To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | February 14, 2008 | |
| HR 5440 | FISA Amendments Act of 2008 | Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Fossella. Petition No: 110-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/110/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis7.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) | April 23, 2008 | |
| HR 5353 | Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | May 6, 2008 | |
| HR 5349 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | February 13, 2008 | |
| HR 5104 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days. | Became Public Law No: 110-182. | January 31, 2008 | |
| HR 4307 | Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | December 6, 2007 | |
| HR 4221 | Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | November 15, 2007 | |
| HR 4159 | Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | November 13, 2007 | |
| HR 3914 | Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | July 22, 2008 | |
| HR 3850 | Responsible and Effective Solutions for Children Using and Entering Online Services Act of 2007 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | October 16, 2007 | |
| HR 3791 | SAFE Act of 2007 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | December 6, 2007 | |
| HR 3789 | Consumer Cellphone Number Distribution Protection Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | November 2, 2007 | |
| HR 3773 | FISA Amendments Act of 2008 | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. | March 31, 2008 | |
| HR 3403 | NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 | Became Public Law No: 110-283. | July 23, 2008 | |
| HR 3402 | Calling Card Consumer Protection Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | October 2, 2008 | |
| HR 3396 | Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. | September 10, 2007 | |
| HR 3356 | Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 218 - 207 (Roll no. 821). (text: CR H9685-9686) | August 3, 2007 | |
| HR 3003 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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. | July 11, 2007 | |
| HR 2972 | Subway Cell Access Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | July 10, 2007 | |
| HR 2953 | Rural Broadband Access Enhancement Act | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | April 25, 2008 | |
| HR 2569 | Rural Broadband Deployment Act | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | June 26, 2007 | |
| HR 2054 | Universal Service Reform Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. | April 30, 2007 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.