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HR 3310 112th Congress House

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012

Official title: 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.

Introduced: December 7, 2011 Introduced by: Scalise, Steve Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCompetition and antitrustCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 30, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3230-3231)
May 30, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 30, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3230-3231)
May 30, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3310.
May 30, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3230-3234)
May 30, 2012
Mr. Scalise moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 16, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
Apr 16, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-443.
Mar 6, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 6, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 5, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 9, 2011
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Nov 9, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 2, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish on its website and submit to Congress a biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace assessing: (1) competition, including intermodal, facilities-based, and new and emergent services competition and addressing the provision of content, as well as communications using the Internet; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; and (3) whether laws, regulations, or regulatory practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.

Requires the FCC to: (1) compile 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 other small businesses in the communications marketplace in accordance with existing national policy favoring diversity of media voices, vigorous economic competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

(Sec. 3) Repeals and consolidates various FCC reports including reports on satellite competition, international broadband, video programming, cable industry prices, small business entry barriers, commercial mobile radio, waivers from requirements prohibiting FCC employees from being financially interested in companies subject to FCC regulation, and several other existing reports under such Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1780 Identical bill Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 7, 2011
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Nov 30, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 29, 2011
Kinzinger, Adam
· Nov 29, 2011
Lance, Leonard
· Nov 29, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Nov 2, 2011
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