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1. H.CON.RES.141 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the entertainment industry should stop the negative and unfair stereotyping of Italian-Americans, and should undertake an initiative to present Italian-Americans in a more balanced and positive manner.
Sponsor: Rep Roukema, Marge [NJ-5] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

2. H.CON.RES.445 : Expressing the sense of Congress supporting vigorous enforcement of the Federal obscenity laws.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 7/23/2002)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/20/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

3. H.J.RES.116 : To recognize the rights of consumers to use copyright protected works, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-47] (introduced 10/7/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/12/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

4. H.R.90 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from interfering with the caller identification service of any person to whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 107-13
Latest Major Action: 12/5/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

5. H.R.92 : To ensure the efficient allocation of telephone numbers.
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [NJ-11] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

6. H.R.113 : To amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of the text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

7. H.R.235 : To require the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers.
Sponsor: Rep Oxley, Michael G. [OH-4] (introduced 1/6/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

8. H.R.346 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the use of unexpended universal service funds in low-income schools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

9. H.R.646 : To establish the Commission to Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission.
Sponsor: Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

10. H.R.718 : To protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-41 Part 1, 107-41 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2001 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.

11. H.R.817 : To ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

12. H.R.1005 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that violent video programming is limited to broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the basis of that content.
Sponsor: Rep Shows, Ronnie [MS-4] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

13. H.R.1034 : To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 3/14/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

14. H.R.1039 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Administration; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

15. H.R.1162 : To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce; House Resources
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

16. H.R.1171 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to require the Federal Communications Commission to fulfill the sufficient universal service support requirements for high cost areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

17. H.R.1416 : To provide grants and other incentives to promote new communications technologies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep LaFalce, John J. [NY-29] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

18. H.R.1516 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

19. H.R.1531 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to monitor complaints regarding the quality of wireless telephone service.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

20. H.R.1542 : To deregulate the Internet and high speed data services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 4/24/2001)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 107-83 Part 1, 107-83 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

21. H.R.1547 : To establish a grant program in the Department of Defense to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] (introduced 4/24/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

22. H.R.1637 : To reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Administration; House Energy and Commerce; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

23. H.R.1697 : To amend the Clayton Act to ensure the application of the antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

24. H.R.1698 : To ensure the application of the antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

25. H.R.1735 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve operations of the Telecommunications Development Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

26. H.R.1765 : To increase penalties for common carrier violations of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 5/8/2001)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

27. H.R.1842 : To reinstate the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and local franchising authorities to regulate the rates for cable television service.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/15/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

28. H.R.1846 : To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to Internet services that enable users to access the World Wide Web and transfer electronic mail in an anonymous manner.
Sponsor: Rep Grucci, Felix J., Jr. [NY-1] (introduced 5/15/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

29. H.R.2038 : To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to encourage deployment of broadband service to rural America.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 5/25/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

30. H.R.2120 : To ensure the application of the antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] (introduced 6/12/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

31. H.R.2139 : To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans for the development of broadband services in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 6/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

32. H.R.2356 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Administration; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-131 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-155 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: H.R. 2356 [Shays-Meehan] was originally introduced as H.R. 380 . A Senate companion bill, S. 27 [McCain-Feingold] was passed by the Senate on 4/2/2001. On 2/13/2002, H.R. 2360 [Ney-Wynn], with some modifications, was offered as a substitute amendment [H.Amdt. 430 ] to H.R. 2356 . The amendment was not agreed to. H.R. 2356 was passed by the House on 2/14/2002 and by the Senate on 3/20/2002.

33. H.R.2396 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require candidates for election for Federal office who refer to other candidates in their television or radio advertisements to include personal statements or images in the advertisements as a condition for receiving the lowest unit charge available for advertisements broadcast immediately before the election.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

34. H.R.2401 : To bridge the digital divide in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-24] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Science
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

35. H.R.2417 : To facilitate the creation of a new global top-level Internet domain that will be a haven for material that will promote positive experiences of children and families using the Internet, to provide a safe online environment for children, and to help prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shimkus, John [IL-20] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

36. H.R.2472 : To protect children from unsolicited e-mail smut containing sexually oriented advertisements offensive to minors.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 7/11/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Science; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

37. H.R.2535 : To permit wireless carriers to obtain sufficient spectrum to meet the growing demand for existing services and ensure that such carriers have the spectrum they need to deploy fixed and advanced services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 7/17/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

38. H.R.2536 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 7/17/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

39. H.R.2669 : To improve access to telecommunications and Internet services in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 7/27/2001)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

40. H.R.2700 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an office on victims of media bias.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 8/1/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

41. H.R.2813 : To authorize States to regulate the rates for cable television service and to impose a one-year moratorium on increases in such rates.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

42. H.R.2847 : To encourage the deployment of broadband telecommunications in rural America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 9/6/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 12/3/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

43. H.R.3108 : To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 10/12/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Note: On 10/12/2001 the text of H.R. 3108 , excluding some sections, was incorporated in H.R. 2975 as an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

44. H.R.3142 : To establish a separate process for State commission evaluation of rural and small telephone company exemptions, suspensions, and modifications, with respect to advanced telecommunications capabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] (introduced 10/16/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

45. H.R.3146 : To restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 10/16/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

46. H.R.3162 : To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 10/23/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Financial Services; House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-56 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: H.R. 3162 , the USA PATRIOT Act, incorporated provisions of two earlier anti-terrorism bills: H.R. 2975 , which passed the House on 10/12/2001; and S. 1510 , which passed the Senate on 10/11/2001. Provisions of H.R. 3004 , the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, were incorporated as Title III in H.R. 3162 .

47. H.R.3268 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen the limitations on the holding of any license, permit, operating authority by a foreign government or any entity controlled by a foreign government.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 11/8/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

48. H.R.3397 : To provide for the expedited and increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 12/4/2001)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

49. H.R.3484 : To resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [LA-3] (introduced 12/13/2001)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 12/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

50. H.R.3833 : To facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shimkus, John [IL-20] (introduced 3/4/2002)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 107-449
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-317 [GPO: Text, PDF]

51. H.R.4012 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to foster the deployment of wireless telecommunications services to consumers in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

52. H.R.4059 : To provide for homeland security block grants.
Sponsor: Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

53. H.R.4641 : To allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless telecommunications, and to invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for the military preparedness and educational preparedness of the United States for the digital era, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] (introduced 5/2/2002)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

54. H.R.4720 : To provide that private land use rules be treated as State or local regulation for purposes of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 5/14/2002)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

55. H.R.4738 : To facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 5/15/2002)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

56. H.R.4869 : To preempt of local taxation with respect to satellite digital audio radio services and to provide for determining State authority for taxation of satellite digital audio radio service.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 6/5/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

57. H.R.5429 : To provide an exemption from local taxation for direct-to-subscriber satellite service providers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 9/23/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

58. H.R.5516 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/1/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

59. H.R.5602 : To create a Rural Issues Advisory Board within the Federal Communications Commission, to assist the Federal Communications Commission in developing policies and procedures, and to ensure that the Commission takes into account the size and resources of affected parties in rural America.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

60. H.R.5631 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify and reaffirm State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

61. H.R.5632 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify and reaffirm State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

62. H.R.5638 : To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to facilitate the reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 10/10/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

63. H.R.5685 : To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 10/16/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

64. H.R.5760 : To create a commission on Internet gambling licensing and regulation.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 11/19/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/22/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

65. S.27 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 1/22/2001)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration; House Administration; House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 2356 , which became Public Law 107-155 on 3/27/2002.

66. S.2037 : A bill to mobilize technology and science experts to respond quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology within the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Science; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce
Senate Reports: 107-186
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

67. S.2869 : A bill to facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications consumers.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 8/1/2002)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/22/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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