The House Commerce Committee’s “aggressive agenda advances” in...
The House Commerce Committee’s “aggressive agenda advances” in 2014 will include work in updating the Communications Act, said Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., in a written statement Monday. He flagged the coming work, which the committee has said (CD Dec 4…
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p1) is expected to include hearings and white papers, in a news release touting a report about the committee’s work in 2013 (http://1.usa.gov/1ht2bH3). “We had a strong record of accomplishment in 2013, and we look forward to building upon our record of bipartisan success,” Upton said. “The committee will remain focused on promoting job creation and economic growth, transforming Washington to create a smaller, modernized government for the innovation era, and protecting families, communities, and civic initiatives.” House Commerce clocked 112 days of hearings, 29 days of markups, 22 bills and resolutions reported to the House and 13 legislative initiatives enacted into nine laws, it said. The report included a section on the Communications Subcommittee and the bills it has considered and hearings it has held. “We will keep our foot on the gas both legislatively, evidenced by the House voting on several of our measures this first week of the second session, and in our oversight work,” Upton said.