H.R. 2589 — Referred from Senate

IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2589 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2016Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24 hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. 1. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission (a) Amendment Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission, the Commission shall publish on the Internet website of the Commission the text of such item not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Commission has received dissenting statements from all Commissioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to an item that is adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk