Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a legislative hearing titled “Oversight and Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration."

Chairs Rodgers and Latta released the following statement: 

“The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) plays a key role in managing federal spectrum, deploying broadband, and advancing American telecommunications leadership. In recent years, the agency has received billions of taxpayer dollars to allocate towards getting more Americans connected. As the committee with jurisdiction over NTIA, the Energy and Commerce Committee has a responsibility to the American people to ensure these resources are being used appropriately and in a way that avoids waste, fraud, and abuse. At the same time, it is critical that the agency is adapting to meet the needs of a dynamic communications sector. We look forward to considering numerous bills to help ensure NTIA is carrying out its mission of strengthening American communications leadership and closing the digital divide.” 

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled "Oversight and Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration” 

WHAT: Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on NTIA Oversight and Reauthorization 

DATE: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 

TIME: 10:00 AM ET 

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building 

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Noah Jackson at Noah.Jackson@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Sean Kelly at Sean.Kelly@mail.house.gov. 

Legislation to be considered: 

• H.R. 1677, the Simplifying Management, Access, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or the SMART Spectrum Act (Reps. Guthrie and Matsui) 
• H.R. 1784, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2023 (Reps. Hudson and Eshoo) 
• H.R.___, the National Telecommunication and Information Administration Reauthorization Act of 2023 (Rep. Latta) 
• H.R.___, the Commerce Spectrum Coordination Act of 2023 (Rep. Griffith) 
• H.R.___, the Novel, Advanced Spectrum and Communications Technology Networks Promotion Act (Rep. Guthrie) 
• H.R.___, the Public Safety Communications Act (Rep. Cammack) 
• H.R.___, the NTIA Consolidated Reporting Act (Rep. Allen) 
• H.R.___, the Timely Evaluation of Acquisitions, Mergers, or Transactions with External Lawful Entities to Clear Owners and Management Act, or the TEAM TELECOM Act (Rep. Johnson) 
• H.Res.___, To express the sense of Congress with respect to WHOIS information accessibility, and for other purposes (Rep. Fulcher) 
• H.R.___, the Digital Economy Cybersecurity Advisory Act of 2023 (Rep. Pfluger) 
• H.R.___, the Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act, or the PLAN for Broadband Act (Rep. Walberg) 
• H.R.___, the Spectrum Relocation Enhancement Act (Rep. Matsui) 
• H.R.___, the Spectrum Coexistence Act (Rep. Matsui) 
• H.R.___, the Artificial Intelligence Accountability Act, or the AI Accountability Act (Rep. Harder) 
• H.R.___, the Diaspora Link Act (Rep. Plaskett) 
• H.R.___, the FirstNet Reauthorization Act (Rep. Fletcher) 
• H.R.___, To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to publish data from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, and for other purposes (Rep. Clarke) 
• H.R.___, the Improving Broadband Mapping Act (Rep. Cardenas)