H.R. 2844Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013

1 recorded action105 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Steve Scalise [R-LA-01]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Latest action: Sep 10, 2013 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

IntroducedJul 26, 2013
Passed the HouseSep 9, 2013
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish on its website and submit to Congress a biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace assessing: (1) competition, including intermodal, facilities-based, and new and emergent services competition and addressing the provision of content, as well as communications using the Internet; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; and (3) whether laws, regulations, or regulatory practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services.

Requires the FCC to: (1) compile a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses in the communications marketplace in accordance with existing national policy favoring diversity of media voices, vigorous economic competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

(Sec. 3) Repeals and consolidates various FCC reports including reports on satellite competition, international broadband, video programming, cable industry prices, small business entry barriers, commercial mobile radio, waivers from requirements prohibiting FCC employees from being financially interested in companies subject to FCC regulation, and several other existing reports under such Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2844 as passed House amended on Sep 9, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 449

House Sep 9, 2013

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013

Passed · Two-thirds required

415 Yea 0 Nay 17 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

Open the official roll call

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All members432 members

Democratic200 members

Republican232 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 2 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2844 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RGREG WALDEN [R-OR-02]Original

DANNA ESHOO [D-CA-18]Original

RGregg Harper [R-MS-03]Joined Jul 30, 2013

Who lobbied on H.R. 284414 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2844 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATESfiled by MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC, AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

Telecommunications · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Torts · Budget/Appropriations11 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

INTELSATfiled by WILEY REIN LLP, BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Telecommunications · Defense · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

CINCINNATI BELLfiled by THE COLWELL GROUP, LLCIts PAC: Cincinnati Bell Inc. Federal PAC

Telecommunications6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Ncta - the Internet & Television Association PAC

Telecommunications · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Energy/Nuclear +2 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN

Telecommunications · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Budget/Appropriations6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

USTAfiled by LHD & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications · Budget/Appropriations5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

AMERICAN CABLE ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA ACACONNECTSIts PAC: American Cable Association Inc PAC

Transportation · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

IHEARTMEDIA INCfiled by IHEARTMEDIA, INC.Its PAC: Iheartmedia, Inc. PAC

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV +3 more4 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2014Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSfiled by WILEY REIN LLPIts PAC: National Association of Broadcasters PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Media (information/publishing) · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV3 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Health Issues · Government Issues · Immigration · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) +39 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2013Filing

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