United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband is a subcommittee within the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. It was renamed from the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet at the start of the 117th Congress. Prior to the 111th Congress, it was known as the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Jurisdiction

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The Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband has jurisdiction over all sectors of communications, including: wired and wireless telephony; the Internet; commercial and noncommercial television; cable; satellite broadcast; satellite communications; wireline and wireless broadband; radio; spectrum and consumer electronic equipment associated with such services, and public safety communications.[1]

The Subcommittee also is responsible for oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the Department of Commerce, which is the administration primarily responsible for the management of government spectrum and advising the President on telecommunications policy.

Members, 118th Congress

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Majority Minority
Ex officio

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Historical subcommittee rosters

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117th Congress

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Majority Minority
Ex officio

116th Congress

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Majority Minority
Ex officio

References

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  1. ^ "Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband". Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Sen. Sinema is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
  3. ^ "Communications, Media, and Broadband".
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