Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Telephone and wireless communication

Bill Introduced: S.Res.157 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

Bill Introduced: S.1070 Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013

2013-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to make it unlawful to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile device.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1962 Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1947 Farm bill

2013-05-12T20:00:00Z

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1913 APPS Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and to enhance the security of such data.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1892 Unlocking Technology Act of 2013

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

To amend section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, to require the infringement of a copyright for a violation of such section, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.874 Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service through the Lifeline program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1772 Legal Workforce Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1730 Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile devices that have been reported stolen, to require such providers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from mobile devices, to prohibit the alteration or removal of mobile device identification numbers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1664 Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cell phone use and texting while driving, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.108 A resolution designating April 2013 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month".

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

A resolution designating April 2013 as "National 9-1-1 Education Month".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1687 Countering ALBA Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens of ALBA countries, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.774 A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms.

2013-04-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for other purposes.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1575 Kelsey Smith Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.

Bill Introduced: S.721 Kelsey Smith Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1525 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1403 Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.137 Recognizing the security challenges of convening government officials in one specific place and directing the House of Representatives to take appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can meet in a virtual setting.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the security challenges of convening government officials in one specific place and directing the House of Representatives to take appropriate steps so that the House of Representatives can meet in a virtual setting.