House Commerce Committee
House Commerce Republicans Announce Big Tech Accountability Agenda
Republican Representatives on the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced a comprehensive package of discussion draft bills to hold Big Tech accountable by improving transparency and content moderation accountability, reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, promoting competition, and preventing illegal and harmful activity on their platforms. The members also released a Big Tech Accountability Platform, guided by four principles:
Chairman Pallone announces new top staff for House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Committee approves Consumer Protection and Recovery Act to restore Federal Trade Commission’s 13(b) consumer protection powers (House Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 16:38Committee Advances Four Energy Cybersecurity Bills (House Commerce Committee)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 15:34Video: House Republicans Lead in Closing the Digital Divide at Home and Across the Country (House Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 06:31House Commerce Leaders Demand Answers from Tech CEOs About Insufficient Progress to Curb COVID-19 Vaccine Disinformation (House Commerce Committee)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 16:33House Commerce Committee Minority Leaders on White House Meeting
While closing the digital divide should be a bipartisan goal, House Commerce Republicans are concerned that the Biden Administration’s proposals will waste taxpayer money without expanding broadband to unserved Americans. Instead of working to increase access to broadband for all Americans, they are prioritizing inefficient—and often poorly managed—government-run networks, providing subsidies in the absence of accurate broadband mapping data, and establishing duplicative Federal programs.
House Commerce GOP Leaders Call for an FCC Oversight Hearing to Assess New FCC Programs and Commitment to Free Speech
House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) urged Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) to schedule an oversight hearing to review the Federal Communication Commission’s implementation plans regarding key connectivity programs and their commitment to free speech.
House Commerce Republicans Introduce the American Broadband Act
House Republicans unveiled the American Broadband Act (HR 3435) to help close the digital divide by ensuring broadband infrastructure reaches all Americans and is not used to fund duplicative and wasteful overbuilding. Republicans on the House Commerce Committee introduced the American Broadband Act to close the digital divide, target rural and unserved areas, remove barriers to deployment, streamline permitting processes, and unleash private investment.