H.R. 7943 119th Congress House

Communications Equity and Diversity Council Act

Official title: To establish within the Federal Communications Commission the Communications Equity and Diversity Council, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2026 Introduced by: Robert Menendez Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Mar 16, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now March 16, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Bureau of the Census
3 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
3 filings
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
3 filings
Education, Dept of
3 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
3 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
3 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings

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Cosponsors 3

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Mar 16, 2026

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Mar 16, 2026

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Mar 16, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7943: Communications Equity and Diversity Council Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7943/

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"H.R. 7943: Communications Equity and Diversity Council Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7943/.

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H.R. 7943, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7943/.

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