Senate Commerce Committee
Restoring the Federal Trade Commission’s Authority to Protect Consumers and the Marketplace (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 06:17House and Senate Republican Commerce Committee Leaders Share Broadband Program Priorities with NTIA
House Reps Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Robert Latta (R-OH), along with Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD), sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson outlining their priorities for implementation of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA’s) Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA) broadband programs. The legislators call on the NTIA to:
Chairwoman Cantwell Underscores Urgency for Senate to Confirm Biden FTC Commissioner (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 06:54Sen Wicker Opposes Confirmation of FTC Nominee Alvaro M. Bedoya (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/30/2022 - 06:52Sohn, Bedoya to get Committee Confirmation Vote March 3 (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/25/2022 - 06:17Senate Commerce Committee announces February 9, 2022 hearing to consider Gigi Sohn's nomination to the FCC (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 02/03/2022 - 18:05In letter, Senate Commerce Committee Leaders Once Again Urge President to Prioritize Data Privacy (Senate Commerce Committee)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 01/30/2022 - 08:37Republican Senators Raise Concerns Over New Treasury Broadband Rule
In a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, 11 Republican senators raised concerns regarding the recently-announced final rule for broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds. We are profoundly disappointed that Treasury’s final rule lacks the proper guidance and constraints needed to ensure that federal funds are used efficiently and for their intended purpose.