S 2817
113th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Employee hiring
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
HIRE Act
Introduced: September 16, 2014
Introduced by:
Fischer, Deb
Republican
· Nebraska
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Became law
Sep 16, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 16, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5632)
Sep 16, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Helping Innovation and Reviving Entrepreneurship Act of 2014 or the HIRE Act - Requires the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) ensure that the FCC complies with deadlines for determining whether proposed new technologies or services are in the public interest; and (2) analyze the impact of each FCC-proposed regulation on innovation, economic growth, and job creation.
Directs the FCC to: (1) report to Congress regarding any failure to comply with such a deadline, and (2) update Congress regarding the reason for the delay at specified intervals until the FCC complies.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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