Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee members today advanced 13 bipartisan solutions during a Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup.
The bills advanced today will help strengthen American leadership in next-generation communications technologies, improve our cybersecurity, bolster our technological leadership, and help usher in a new era of investment and innovation in this critical sector.
The Communications and Technology Subcommittee took action on the following bills:
* The Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act (H.R. 1338), led by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 23-0.
* The Secure Space Act (H.R. 675), led by Ranking Member Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a vote of 26-0.
* The Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (H.R. 1339 ), led by Rep. Latta (R-OH), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a roll call vote of 27-0.
* The Launch Communications Act (H.R. 682 ), led by Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL) and Neal Dunn (R-FL), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a vote of 26-0.
* The Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act (H.R. 1353 ), led by Rep. Johnson (R-OH), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a roll call vote of 27-0.
* The NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act (H.R. 1345 ), led by Rep. John Curtis (R-UT), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 26-0.
* The Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act (H.R. 1354 ), led by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 28-0.
* The Communications Security Act (H.R. 1370 ), led by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 26-0.
* The American Cybersecurity Literacy Act (H.R. 1360 ), led by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 26-0.
* The Open RAN Outreach Act (H.R. 1340 ), led by Rep. Collin Allred (D-TX), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 26-0.
* The ITS Codification Act (H.R. 1343 ), led by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 27-0.
* The Promoting U.S. Wireless Leadership Act (H.R. 1377 ), led by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 28-0.
* The Spectrum Coordination Act (H.R. 1341 ), led by Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a vote of 26-0.
