House Poised To Sign Off on FCC Consolidated Reporting Act
The House was prepared at our deadline Tuesday to sign off on the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act (HR-734). It’s “a reflection of what our Subcommittee can accomplish when we work together in a bipartisan manner,” House Communications Subcommittee ranking member…
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Anna Eshoo D-Calif., said in a written statement. Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., praised the nature of the bill, speaking on the House floor. “This legislation consolidates eight separate reports” the FCC is required to make on the state of competition, Walden said, framing the legislation as a “small but significant step” in addressing flaws in the Communications Act. The House was about to approve the bill under suspension of the rules, reserved typically for noncontroversial legislation, but Walden requested the yays and nays. House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., praised the bill as a “model” for the committee. The bill had cleared the Commerce Committee and Communications Subcommittee easily, by voice vote. Eshoo said the bill won’t affect how the FCC uses any Telecom Act Section 706 authority or its ability to review retransmission consent fees. The Senate Commerce Committee plans to mark up a companion bill Thursday at a 10 a.m. executive session.