ITS Codification Act
- Last Action
- 7/15/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-07-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-07-14On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3215-3216)
- 2025-07-14Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- 2025-07-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1455.
- 2025-07-14Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3215-3217)
- 2025-07-14Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2025-06-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 142.
- 2025-06-30Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-176.
- 2025-06-30Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-176.
- 2025-03-04Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2025-03-04Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-02-21Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2025-02-21Introduced in House
- 2025-02-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-21 (00)
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act or the ITS Codification Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which serves as the telecommunications research and engineering arm of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The bill also directs ITS to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces (e.g., underground mines) where conventional radio communication is limited.
Cosponsors (1)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Emergency communications systems
- Government studies and investigations
- Public-private cooperation
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Research administration and funding
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Telephone and wireless communication
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