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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Federal Communications Commission (FCC)</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.912 Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013</title>
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    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to allow multichannel video programming distributors to provide video programming to subscribers on an a la carte basis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1685/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356358</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>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.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s774/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-21:/action/356160</id>
    <updated>2013-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-25:/action/354386</id>
    <updated>2013-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 25, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-25:/action/354387</id>
    <updated>2013-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 25, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-6.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1403 Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1403/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-24:/action/354372</id>
    <updated>2013-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-21:/action/354362</id>
    <updated>2013-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 21, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.481 Wireless Consumer Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s481/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351862</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require that Federal Communications Commission to direct that wireless providers permit the unlocking of mobile devices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h989/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-05:/action/351941</id>
    <updated>2013-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.933 Science Appropriations Act, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h933/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-03:/action/351533</id>
    <updated>2013-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.245 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s245/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-06:/action/349297</id>
    <updated>2013-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.539 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h539/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-05:/action/349176</id>
    <updated>2013-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3703 A bill to improve the ability of consumers to control their digital data usage, promote Internet use, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3703/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-19:/action/345545</id>
    <updated>2012-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the ability of consumers to control their digital data usage, promote Internet use, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6624 Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6624/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-11-29:/action/344169</id>
    <updated>2012-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.J.Res.117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hj117/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-27:/action/342836</id>
    <updated>2012-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-175.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.J.Res.117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hj117/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-27:/action/342761</id>
    <updated>2012-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.J.Res.117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hj117/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-24:/action/342684</id>
    <updated>2012-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2012: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6526 Restore Effective Statistics to the Calculation of USF Expenditures Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h6526/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-20:/action/342193</id>
    <updated>2012-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide that an Order of the Federal Communications Commission adopting a methodology for establishing certain benchmarks for Universal Service Fund high-cost loop support shall have no force or effect and to require the Commission to prepare a report on alternatives to such methodology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hj117/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-09:/action/339384</id>
    <updated>2012-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s3468/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-31:/action/338119</id>
    <updated>2012-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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