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The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed three bills to the House floor Thursday that will reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, direct the agency to conduct a feasibility assessment of a trans-Atlantic fiber optic cable, and conduct a study on accountability measures for artificial intelligence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressmembers Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Grace Napolitano (CA-31), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) reintroduced the bipartisan 988 Implementation Act.
More than 100 federal lawmakers called on Biden’s administration on Monday to create a federal standard for addressing heat stress in the workplace as global temperatures rise.
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla and 20 California House members, including Reps. Ami Bera and Doris Matsui, signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking them to swiftly implement a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule on dealing with extreme heat.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) urged Congress to fully fund the “Rip & Replace” reimbursement program.
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced Tuesday that the national spectrum plan is set to be complete by the end of the year.
The national spectrum strategy will represent a government-wide approach to maximizing the potential of the nation’s spectrum resources.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) have reintroduced a bill to boost online content moderation transparency and prevent algorithmic discrimination.
The bill was originally introduced in 2021. It failed to gain traction, but the D.C. heat on Big Tech has only ramped up since then.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) led 91 colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to finalize the strongest feasible multi-pollutant vehicle emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles before the end of this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced their Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a proposal Wednesday to invest up to $200 million over three years to boost school and library cybersecurity. The move follows urgent calls for the FCC to update its E-rate program to cover advanced firewalls and other network security measures.