United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 539 (113th)
Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013
Introduced
6 February 2013
Last action
8 February 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
13 January 2026
Summary
Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board to which the FCC has referred a matter under such Act, and (3) an attorney from the FCC's Office of General Counsel is present. Defines "bipartisan majority of Commissioners" as at least three Commissioners including at least one Commissioner for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member and at least one unaffiliated Commissioner if any Commissioner has no political affiliation. Requires public disclosure of the meeting, attendees, and matters discussed.
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Timeline
6 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/539
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/539
- us · 113-hr-539 · source updated 13 January 2026