To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of  the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item.

Bill: 114-hr-2589
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: 
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), within 24 hours after adopting, repealing, or amending a provision that appears or will appear in the Code of Federal Regulations, to publish on the FCC website the text of the provisions it is adopting or repealing or the text indicating how the provision is being amended.

action_date: 2016-05-23
text: 
 (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for items adopted by an FCC vote, to publish on the FCC website the text of such items within 24 hours after the FCC Secretary has received dissenting statements from all commissioners wishing to submit a statement with respect to such items.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2891)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2891)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2931)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Pallone objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2589.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2891-2892)
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 451.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-581.
action_date: 2016-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-581.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Introduced in House