H.R. 734Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015

1 recorded action123 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: Feb 25, 2015 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
Passed the HouseFeb 24, 2015
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (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 report to describe the FCC's actions in the marketplace and its agenda for the next two years.

Directs 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 small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

Requires the FCC's competition assessments to include the aggregate average total amount paid by cable systems for retransmission consent.

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

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC to determine from the communications marketplace report every two years (currently, in an inquiry initiated each year) whether it must act immediately to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities, particularly in elementary and secondary schools, by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 734 as passed House without amendment on Feb 24, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 85

House Feb 24, 2015

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

411 Yea 0 Nay 21 not voting

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

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All members432 members

Democratic188 members

Republican244 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. 734 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

RGREG WALDEN [R-OR-02]Original

DANNA ESHOO [D-CA-18]Original

RPete Sessions [R-TX-32]Joined Feb 17, 20152026 profile

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Who lobbied on H.R. 73419 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 734 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONfiled by PAUL UNGER PLLC, NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Ncta - the Internet & Television Association PAC

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security · Telecommunications +3 more9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

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

Telecommunications · Intelligence · Homeland Security · Agriculture +2 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONfiled by MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C., CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: Ctia - the Wireless Association PAC

Telecommunications · Budget/Appropriations · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Transportation +1 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016Filing

COMCAST CORPORATIONfiled by PAUL UNGER PLLCIts PAC: Comcast Corp. & Nbcuniversal PAC

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016Filing

UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications · Budget/Appropriations · Copyright/Patent/Trademark2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESfiled by MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: Verizon Communications, Inc. PAC

Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Intelligence · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2015Filing

ADAK TELEPHONE UTILITIESfiled by MR. GORDON PARKER

Telecommunications1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015Filing

BRISTOL BAY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEfiled by MR. GORDON PARKER

Telecommunications1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015Filing

CORDOVA TELEPHONE COOPERATIVEfiled by MR. GORDON PARKER

Telecommunications1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015Filing

CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONfiled by MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: Ctia - the Wireless Association PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015Filing

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