FCC Transparency Act Reintroduced

Rep Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has reintroduced the Federal Communications Commission Transparency Act (HR 6422), which would mandate that the FCC publish the drafts of items to be considered in a public meeting 21 days ahead of that vote. The FCC already does it as a matter of practice under FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. But Rep Kinzinger wants to make it the law of the land for future chairmen and commissions. The bill provides some discretion for the chairman to waive the requirement if a document is deemed confidential, classified or its release would be an invasion of privacy, along with other "sensitive data" exemptions per "longstanding law and policy."