The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The subcommittee existed as the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet during the 111th Congress and beyond.[1]
The committee has jurisdiction over:[2]
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The subcommittee typically has two types of meetings:[3]
The following table shows some of the subcommittee's activities held in 2017, as of early March 2017.
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| 4/5/17 | Hearing | Facilitating the 21st Century Wireless Economy[4] | Discuss a number of policy matters related to spectrum[5] | S.19, To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes.[6][7] |
| 3/29/17 | Hearing | Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911[8] | Examine the nation's 9-1-1 networks and discuss any weaknesses that may exist. Examine whether the national 9-1-1 system is “keeping pace with the next-generation innovations of voice, data, and video capabilities.”[9] | None[10] |
| 3/21/17 | Hearing | Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure[11] | "Discuss barriers at the federal level that hinder private sector investment in broadband infrastructure and to examine legislation intended to remove these barriers. Additionally, the Subcommittee will discuss the challenges of collecting, aggregating, and making available accurate data relating to the availability of broadband service across the United States."[12] | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2017[12] |
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Current United States House Energy subcommittees
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