January 2007 List of Congressional Telecom Bills

Here's a great list from the Ramsay Report of all telecom bills introduced (thus far) in the new congress:

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A summary of the bill

A list of the consponsors

The text of the bill. Read or delete.

Brad

HOUSE

H.R.11
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TC/CI PRIVACY To reiterate that chapters 119 and 121 of title 18, United
States Code, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 are the
exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted,
and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (24)

Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R.42
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:42:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM:
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TC UNIVERSAL SERVICE : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
continue in effect and expand the Lifeline Assistance Program and the Link
Up Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors
(None)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.211
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TC NXX-211: To facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1
telephone service for information and referral on health and human services,
including volunteer services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G.> [CA-14] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (84)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.248
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TC ADAD : To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the
regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit
politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers
listed on that registry.

Sponsor: Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (6)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.251
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:251:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM
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TC Caller ID (but does this have phantom traffic implications? )
: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller
identification information, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (20)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.275
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TC FILTERING: To promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to
protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression
by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors
(1)

Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

H.R.278
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TC UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADA Exemption: To amend section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal
service contributions and the universal service support programs established
pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31,
United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.

Sponsor: Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] (introduced 1/5/2007) Cosponsors (28)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/5/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.338
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:338:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM
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TC INTEROPERABILITY : To improve communications interoperability
for emergency response.

Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors
(None)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.372
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TC ADADs : To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the
regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit
politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers
listed on that registry.

Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.436
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:436:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM
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TC CELL TAX : To restrict any State from imposing a new
discriminatory tax on cell phone services.

Sponsor: Rep Bono, Mary [CA-45] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (1)

Committees: House Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R.462
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TC POWERLINE : To request a study by the Federal Communications
Commission on the interference caused by broadband internet transmission
over power lines.

Sponsor: Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.479
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:479:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM
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TC ADADs : To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the
do-not-call telemarketing rules to permit individuals to opt out of
receiving certain politically-oriented telephone calls.

Sponsor: Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] (introduced 1/16/2007) Cosponsors
(None)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.555
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:555:./list/bss/d110HR.lst::|TOM
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TC: INMATE CALLING - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe rules regulating
inmate telephone service rates.

Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/18/2007) Cosponsors (6)

Committees: House Energy and Commerce

Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SENATE

S.48
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EN/TC : ROW - A bill to return meaning to the Fifth Amendment by limiting
the power of eminent domain.

Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (2)

Committees: Senate Finance

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.49
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:29:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM:
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TC FILTERING : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prevent the carriage of child pornography by video service providers, to
protect children from online predators, and to restrict the sale or purchase
of children's personal information in interstate commerce.

Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.92
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:72:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM:
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TC CPNI Preemption : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934
to prohibit the unlawful acquisition and use of confidential customer
proprietary network information, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (2)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.93
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:73:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM:
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TC EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS : A bill to authorize NTIA to borrow
against anticipated receipts of the Digital Television and Public Safety
Fund to initiate migration to a national IP-enabled emergency network
capable of receiving and responding to all citizen activated emergency
communications.

Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.101
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:81:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM:
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TC UNIVERSAL SERVICE : A bill to update and reinvigorate universal
service provided under the Communications Act of 1934.

Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.124
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:104:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC : MUST CARRY/RETRANS CONSENT - A bill to provide certain
counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their
choice.

Sponsor: Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.139
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:119:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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CI/TC : PRIVACY - A bill to expedite review by the Supreme Court of the
warrantless electronic surveillance program of the National Security Agency.

Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E.
1(Sen+Schumer++Charles+E.))+01036))> [NY] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors
(None)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.140
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:120:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC TAXES : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.

Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (1)

Committees: Senate Finance

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.156
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:136:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
:/bss/110search.html|

TC State USF/E911 Exemption to moratorium ok now but (?) : A bill
to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and
discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.

Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (7)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.170
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:150:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC TAXES : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.

Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (12)

Committees: Senate Finance

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.187
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:167:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC : PRIVACY - A bill to provide sufficient resources to permit
electronic surveillance of United States persons for foreign intelligence
purposes to be conducted pursuant to individualized court-issued orders for
calls originating in the United States, to provide additional resources to
enhance oversight and streamline the procedures of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978, to ensure review of the Terrorist Surveillance
Program by the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen< [PA] (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.211
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:191:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC NXX/211 : A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1
telephone service for information and referral on human services. volunteer
services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors
(29)

Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.

S.215
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:195:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC NET NEUTRALITY : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934
to ensure net neutrality.

Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L.> [ND] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (9)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.234
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:214:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC SPECTRUM : A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order
regarding television white spaces.

Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/9/2007) Cosponsors (1)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/9/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.236
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TC : PRIVACY A bill to require reports to Congress on Federal
agency use of data mining.

Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors
(3)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.239
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:219:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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CI/TC ID Theft : A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons
engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive
personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such
information.

Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/10/2007) Cosponsors
(None)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.256
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TC : COPYRIGHT - A bill to harmonize rate setting standards for
copyright licenses under section 112 and 114 of title 17, United States
Code, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (3)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.258
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TC : COPYRIGHT - A bill to clarify provisions relating to statutory
copyright licenses for satellite carriers.

Sponsor: Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)

Committees: Senate Judiciary

Latest Major Action: 1/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

S.291
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TC : ADVANCED SERVICES - A bill to establish a digital and wireless
network technology program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Smith, Gordon H. [OR] (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (2)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.315
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TC : ADVANCED SERVICES - A bill to establish a digital and wireless
network technology program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Warner, John [VA] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (5)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.

S.321
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TC : E-HEALTH - A bill to establish pilot projects under the
Medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize
home monitoring and communications technologies.

Sponsor: Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (1)

Committees: Senate Finance

Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.322
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TC : E- HEALTH - A bill to establish an Indian youth telemental
health demonstration project.

Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L. [ND] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (7)

Committees: Senate Indian Affairs

Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

S.337
http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d110:317:./list/bss/d110SN.lst::|TOM
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TC SPECTRUM : A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order
regarding white spaces, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen Sununu, John E. [NH] (introduced 1/18/2007) Cosponsors (None)

Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.