House Commerce Committee
Reps Rodgers and Latta Urge NTIA to Prioritize Unserved and Rural Areas for Broadband Deployment
House Commerce Committee Minority Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Minority Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to prioritize unserved and rural areas for broadband deployment. As NTIA prepares to announce the requirements and allowed uses of grant funding to implement this program consistent with the law, they want to underscore two related aspects of program administration that are crucial to ensure that infrastructure funding is targeted effectively to the com
House Commerce Committee GOP Leaders Unveil the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda
On the eve of a hearing on connectivity during the pandemic, House Commerce Committee Republicans proposed a package of 28 bills aimed at promoting new and upgraded infrastructure deployments, boosting competition, streamlining permitting processes, facilitating broadband deployment on federal lands, and closing the digital divide in both rural and urban areas. The Members are calling it the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda. Each of the Reupican member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is sponsoring at least one of the bills.
Minority Leader Rodgers Announces House Commerce Committee Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster
House Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) announced the Republican subcommittee leaders and subcommittee rosters for the 117th Congress.
The six subcommittees and their Republican Subcommittee Leaders are:
Chairman Pallone Announces House Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster
House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the full Democratic rosters for each of the six subcommittees in the 117th Congress, including the six subcommittee chairs and the full Committee vice chair, who were elected by the Democrats on the Committee. The six subcommittees and their chairs are:
Republican Leader Rodgers Welcomes Eight New Members to the House Commerce Committee
The House Republican Steering Committee selected eight new members to serve on the House Commerce Committee:
House Commerce Committee Leaders Demand Answers from Internet Companies Regarding Raising Prices and Imposing Data Caps During COVID-19 Pandemic
House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Broadband and Connectivity Provisions in the House Passed Omnibus Package
The House of Representatives’ end of the year omnibus includes:
More than $7 billion in broadband funding as part of COVID-19 relief to:
Chairman Pallone Welcomes Five New Democratic Members to the House Commerce Committee
The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended the appointment of Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to the Commerce Committee for the 117th Congress.
Rep Pallone Elected Chairman of the House Commerce Committee
The House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Rep Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Chairman of the House Commerce Committee for the 117th Congress.