Commerce Sets Endless Frontier Act Markup, Graves, Nelson Votes
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to mark up five tech and telecom bills Wednesday, including the just-refiled (see 2104210070) Endless Frontier Act (S-1260). The committee said it will also vote on NASA administrator nominee Bill Nelson and deputy commerce secretary…
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nominee Don Graves. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in 216 Hart. Also on the docket: the Protecting Seniors From Emergency Scams Act (S-15), Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act (S-163), Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act (S-198) and Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act (S-326). S-15 and House companion HR-446 would require the FTC to report scams targeting seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic to Congress and make recommendations on how to prevent future scams during emergencies. S-163 and House companion HR-1032 would increase the 5G workforce by requiring the FCC to lead an interagency working group to develop recommendations to address the telecom sector’s labor needs (see 2102110063). S-198 and House companion HR-1218 would require the FCC to map areas that lack broadband connectivity and have poor maternal health (see 2007220081). S-326 would compel an FCC economic analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption (see 1906060002).