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HR 539 113th Congress House

Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collabor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board to which the FCC has referred a matter under such Act, and (3) an attorney from the FCC's Office of General Counsel is present.

Defines "bipartisan majority of Commissioners" as at least three Commissioners including at least one Commissioner for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member and at least one unaffiliated Commissioner if any Commissioner has no political affiliation.

Requires public disclosure of the meeting, attendees, and matters discussed.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 9, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· Feb 27, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 25, 2013
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Feb 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 539: Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-539/
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"H.R. 539: Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-539/.
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H.R. 539, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-539/.
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