HR4224-118

Introduced

To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H46B5FB8DC4864B3FBEB4F471941C59D0: 1. Enforcement of forfeiture penalties by Federal Communications Commission Title V of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) is amended— in...

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 authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
technology companies and users of digital services:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 20, 2023

Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

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