CANCELLED: Executive Session

A meeting to consider legislation and a nomination including:

• S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a process to vet applicants for certain funding that supports affordable broadband deployment in high-cost areas, including rural communities.
• S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act would require the FCC  to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. 
• S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act would modernize the nation’s spectrum policy to protect our communications networks against foreign adversaries, restore FCC auction authority, secure critical broadband funding to keep Americans connected, and invest in CHIPS and Science innovation initiatives that will boost U.S. technological competitiveness.  
• S. 4213, The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under the age of 17.