House Commerce Committee Counts Incentive Auctions Among 3rd Quarter Accomplishments

The House Commerce Committee issued its third quarter report on the committee's progress, and incentive auctions were high on the list of Communications Subcommittee achievements, as well as some Federal Communications Commission reforms that failed to pass the Senate and a focus on cybersecurity, though legislation on that issue has also failed to crack the partisan divide. The spectrum auctions were part of a must-pass tax bill, but the specific legislation to compensate broadcasters for giving up spectrum was the handiwork of Communications Subcommittee leadership as well as the Senate Commerce Committee.