HR1338-118

Reported

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authority for certain licenses, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 3, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authority for certain licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Technology, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H5B3C94D0453C40DD97B41804D9F23202: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Satellite And Telecommunications Streamlining Act or the SAT Streamlining Act.
  • Section H91E7872624D046DC93E796F39793C29A: 2. Authority regarding certain licenses Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H6E06F88DB820462E8ED81FD5C555991F: 346. Radiofrequency licensing authority regarding certain operations Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authority for certain licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Technology, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authority for certain licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Technology Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Mar 3, 2023

Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Pallone) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Technology Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"gateway station" §H6E06F88DB820462E8ED81FD5C555991F

an earth station or a group of earth stations that— supports the routing and switching functions of a system operated under a license granted under subsection (b) or a grant of market access granted under subsection (c)

"gateway station" §H91E7872624D046DC93E796F39793C29A

an earth station or a group of earth stations that— supports the routing and switching functions of a system operated under a license granted under subsection (b) or a grant of market access granted under subsection (c)

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