United States · Bill · S
S. 253 (114th)
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
Introduced
26 January 2015
Last action
28 September 2016 · Floor
Status
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Sponsors
Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
28 May 2025
Summary
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; and (3) whether laws, regulations, or regulatory practices pose a barrier to competitive entry or expansion of existing providers of communications services. Requires the report to describe the FCC's actions in the marketplace and its agenda for the next two years. Directs the FCC to: (1) compile a list of geographic areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability; and (2) consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses in accordance with national policy favoring diversity of media voices, competition, technological advancement, and promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity. Establishes a process for the FCC to publish a report after the applicable deadline if it notifies Congress of, and posts on its website, the reasons for the delay and the anticipated date on which the report will be published. Repeals or consolidates various reports of the FCC and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including reports on satellite competition, international broadband, video programming, cable industry prices, small business entry barriers, commercial mobile radio, services to minority and diverse audiences, waivers from requirements prohibiting FCC employees from being financially interested in companies subject to FCC regulation, and several other existing reports under such Act. Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC to determine from the communications marketplace report every two years (currently, in an inquiry initiated each year) whether it must act immediately to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition.
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Timeline
26 January 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
26 January 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
26 February 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
22 May 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-58.
Source: Committee
22 May 2015
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-58.
Source: Committee
22 May 2015
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.
Source: Calendars
10 June 2015
Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4059-4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4059-4061)
Source: Floor
10 June 2015
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4059-4061; text as passed Senate: CR S4059-4061)
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
11 June 2015
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Passed
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Passed
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5938-5945)
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H5938-5945)
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5938-5945)
Source: Floor
27 September 2016
Floor
Mr. Walden asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Source: Floor
28 September 2016
Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Engrossed Amendment House · 27 September 2016 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 10 June 2015 · Download file
- Reported to Senate · 22 May 2015 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 26 January 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Engrossed Amendment House (text)
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Engrossed Amendment House (text)
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Engrossed Amendment House (PDF)
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Passed House amended
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
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Passed Senate amended
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015
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- related to ← Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015
- related to ← Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016
- related to ← Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015
- related to ← To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item.
- related to ← Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/253
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/253
- us · 114-s-253 · source updated 28 May 2025