HR 3675 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014

Introduced 2013-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2014-03-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish procedural requirements for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concerning: (1) the issuance of proposed rulemaking notices, including the time periods for comments and replies and any necessary findings, background information, or performance measures that must be contained in such notices; (2) FCC Commissioners' deliberations, including public notice requirements, schedules, and publication deadlines for decisions, orders, open rulemakings, closed meetings, ex parte communications, reports to Congress, and Federal Register publications; and (3) the agency information and documents required to be made publicly available on the FCC website. Requires the FCC, before adopting or amending a rule that may have an economically significant impact, to: (1) analyze the specified market failure, actual consumer harm, burden of existing regulation, or failure of public institutions that warrants the rule or amendment; (2) determine that the benefits justify its costs; and (3) find that market forces are unlikely to resolve the underlying issues within a reasonable pe…

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H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013

Jan 30, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 10, 2013

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican