House Session, Part 2
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a telecommunications security measure that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase communications…
View in Congressional Chronicle932 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a telecommunications security measure that would ban the use of federal funds to purchase communications…
View in Congressional Chronicle932 viewsThe House passed two bills. One would provide a path for undocumented farm workers to get green cards. The other was the final version of a fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,409 viewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai and the other four agency commissioners testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.…
1,388 viewsThe House approved a measure that restricts robocalls, and members started work on a bill that bans illegal insider trading, making exchanges to the Securities Exchange Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle731 viewsThe House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department.…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,501 viewsGoogle and Reddit officials testified before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees about internet privacy and consumer protection. The hearing focused on Section 230 of the…
1,386 viewsVoting industry experts testified at a House Energy subcommittee on proposed legislation to secure the nation’s wireless infrastructure from foreign interference.
441 viewsRepresentative Bob Latta (R-OH), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, talked about the tech industry and the oversight role of…
296 viewsThe House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,934 viewsEnergy and and electric grid officials testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric grid. Topics covered included…
2,042 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on efforts to protect children and consumers from hazardous products. Among the witnesses were Consumer Reports Home and Products…
426 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) legislation, which…
6,592 viewsThe House passed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill for damage caused by tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, and hurricanes. Fred Keller (R) was sworn in to represent Pennsylvania’s…
View in Congressional Chronicle568 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on dangers facing drivers in the summer vacation season and ways new technology could reduce…
269 viewsThe House continued work on a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,305 viewsThe House Rules Committee approved along party lines rules for floor debate for two pieces of legislation. One bill would reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net…
670 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on vehicle technologies designed to prevent drunk driving. Members heard from industry representatives, a former regulator, and the…
462 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including one that aims to train veterans for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
View in Congressional Chronicle412 viewsThe Communicators interviewed Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Bob Latta (R-OH), the Republicans who lead the Communications and Technology subcommittees in their respective…
290 viewsT-Mobile and Sprint executives testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on the proposed merger between the two wireless companies.…
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