House Commerce Committee
Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Ask President Trump to Remove Biden-era BEAD Regulations and Expedite Funds to Deploy Rural Broadband
House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) and Communications Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC-09) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to quickly remove burdensome regulations that have stopped the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program from connecting any American to reliable broadband. “To address these issues, we introduced the Streamlining Program Efficiency and Expanding Deployment (SPEED) for BEAD Act, which outlines necessary reforms to BEAD.
House Commerce Committee Advances Bills to Full House
The House Commerce Committee reported 20 pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives including the following bills:
House Commerce Committee Democrats Launch Investigation into FCC Chairman Carr’s Repeated Attacks on the First Amendment
House Commerce Committee Democrats launched an investigation into Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s attacks on the First Amendment and his weaponization of the independent agency.
Chairman Guthrie and Vice Chairman Joyce Announce Creation of Privacy Working Group
House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2) and Rep. John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA-13) announced the establishment of a comprehensive data privacy working group. The partisan working group welcomes input from a broad range of stakeholders. Stakeholders interested in engaging with the working group can reach out to PrivacyWorkingGroup@mail.house.gov for more information. The working group will also include:
Chairman Guthrie Announces 119th Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Assignments
Republican members of the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology for the 119th Congress:
Chairman Guthrie Announces House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chief Counsels
Rep Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced the Committee’s Subcommittee Chief Counsels for the 119th Congress. Kate O’Connor Harper will serve as Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, where she has served for the past 5 years. Kate previously served as the Chief of Staff for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, where she worked on legislative and communications policy focused on spectrum and broadband issues.
Chairman-Elect Guthrie Announces House Committee on Energy and Commerce Senior Staff
Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman-Elect of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced the Committee’s Senior Staff members for the 119th Congress:
House Passage of Three Communications and Technology Bills
House Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauds the passage of three communications and technology bills.
House Commerce Committee Chair Rodgers to FCC: No More Partisan Work
Dear Chairwoman Rosenworcel: The results of the 2024 presidential election are now apparent and leadership of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon change. As a traditional part of the peaceful transfer of power, the FCC should immediately stop work on any partisan or controversial item under consideration, consistent with applicable law and regulation. There are many bipartisan, consensus items that the FCC could pursue to fulfill its mission before the end of your tenure. I urge you to focus your attention on these matters.