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S. 4950 119th Congress Senate

ITS Codification Act

Official title: A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to dire… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2026 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovationsEmergency communications systemsGovernment studies and investigationsPublic-private cooperation
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Radio spectrum allocationResearch administration and fundingTechnology assessmentTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communication
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Sep 16, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 13, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 13, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now September 16, 2026

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3781 Cross-Congress related bill ITS Codification Act
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4950: ITS Codification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4950/
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"S. 4950: ITS Codification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4950/.
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S. 4950, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4950/.
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