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S 2881 111th Congress Senate

FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act

Official title: A bill to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.

Introduced: December 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Executive agency funding and structureFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
Aug 5, 2010
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-251.
Mar 24, 2010
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 14, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13192)
Dec 14, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 5, 2010

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit each commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology and other Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bureaus and technical staff.

Requires such engineer or scientist to hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in his or her respective field of expertise.

Directs the FCC Chairman to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to complete a specified study of, and report on, FCC technical policy decisionmaking and the technical personnel at the FCC.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4809 Identical bill FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2881: FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2881/
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"S. 2881: FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2881/.
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S. 2881, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2881/.
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