HR 6422
115th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Federal Communications Commission Transparency Act
Introduced: July 18, 2018
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Communications Commission Transparency Act
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting any order, decision, report, or action by vote at a meeting unless it publishes on its website the text of such order, decision, report, or action not later than 21 days before the vote is to occur, except when an emergency requires publication less than 21 days before the vote. The bill also allows an exemption from the publication requirement if publication may result in the disclosure of certain confidential information.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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