H.R. 2592: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission.
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H.R. 2592: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission.
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-01 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 22.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 22. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission.
Plain summary
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from adopting orders, decisions, reports, or actions by vote of the FCC unless the chairman causes the text to be published on the FCC's website not later than: (1) 24 hours after such text is circulated for review by the commissioners, or (2) 21 days before the vote. Exempts from such text publication requirements a portion of a document likely to lead to the disclosure of certain classified national defense or foreign policy matters, internal personnel practices, trade secrets, personal information, investigatory records for law enforcement, or other deliberation information exempt from disclosure under federal administrative procedure laws.
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Official text
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · 1 cosponsors
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Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
Agencies named in this bill
- Federal Communications Commission: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2592.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2592 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114