US Senate
Sens Gardner, Sinema Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Connect Americans to Broadband, Jobs
Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act (TOWER Act) to increase broadband deployment and close the workforce shortage in the telecommunications industry. The TOWER Act requires the Federal Communications Commission to improve and streamline workforce development programs to prepare for next-generation communications infrastructure.
Sen Feinstein Introduces Voter Privacy Act, Hoping to Prevent the Next Cambridge Analytica (US Senate)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 11:37Sens Crapo, Warner Legislation Would Secure US Supply Chains Against Foreign Exploitation (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 17:43Senators Wyden, Hoeven Lead 11 Other Senators In Urging Delay of FCC Order on Rural Telehealth Program
Sens Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Hoeven (R-ND) led a bipartisan coalition of senators urging the delay of the Federal Communications Commission’s order to reform the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program. In a letter addressed to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the senators outlined their concerns with the FCC’s proposed RHC Program order by highlighting unaddressed obstacles that could effectively limit rural Americans’ access to high-quality health care by preventing health care providers from participating in the program.
Senator Markey Bill to Study Impact of Technology and Media on Children Gets Support from Microsoft, Lego, Ion, and Litton (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 12:15Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Renewed Call for FCC to Protect Community Television Channels (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 12:13
Senator Hawley Introduces Legislation to Curb Social Media Addiction
Sen Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation to curb addictive and deceptive techniques that tech giants use to exploit users. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act would ban certain features that are designed to be addictive, would require choice parity for consent, and would give users the power to monitor their time spent on social media. The bill: