Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
A judicial administrative stay issued against FCC restoration of the UHF discount (see 1706010081) will keep the rule from coming back into effect on its planned June 5 effective date. It doesn’t indicate much about how the case will play out, attorneys said in interviews Friday. The stay is intended to give the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit enough time to consider the emergency request for stay filed by several public interest groups, “and should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that motion,” said the order (in Pacer) issued Thursday evening. Since courts are able to reject outright emergency requests for stay, it should be mildly encouraging for public interest petitioners Free Press, Common Cause, Prometheus Radio Project and the others that the court asked the FCC for a response and set aside more time to consider the matter, said Fletcher Heald appellate lawyer Harry Cole.
Public safety items will dominate the FCC's June 22 meeting. Commissioners tentatively will vote on a special emergency alert system code for imminent threats against law enforcement and changes to caller ID rules to allow those receiving threatening calls and law enforcement to get identification information quickly. Such items focus on "help[ing] law enforcement and first responders," Chairman Ajit Pai blogged Thursday.
Leaders of the Group of 7 nations agreed to “keep our markets open and to fight protectionism,” while “standing firm” against unfair trade practices, according to language in a joint communique (here) published after the officials met May 26-27 in Taormina, Italy. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin blocked the adoption of a multilateral commitment to oppose protectionism in the Group of 20 international finance ministers’ joint communique following a March meeting in Germany (see 1703200010). The G7 language did state that trade “has not always worked to the benefit of everyone,” and leaders committed to “adopting appropriate policies” to help firms and individuals capitalize on global economic opportunities.
House Communications Subcommittee Republicans are delegating Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to “lead the work that we’re doing with NTIA and looking at USCyberCom,” and Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., for “leading the work on media ownership,” Chairman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said during an episode shown this weekend of C-SPAN’s The Communicators. Her subcommittee is prioritizing NTIA reauthorization legislation, with plans to move a bill this summer. She touted momentum she sees for her Browser Act privacy bill.
House Communications Subcommittee Republicans are delegating Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to “lead the work that we’re doing with NTIA and looking at USCyberCom,” and Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., for “leading the work on media ownership,” Chairman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said during an episode shown this weekend of C-SPAN’s The Communicators. Her subcommittee is prioritizing NTIA reauthorization legislation, with plans to move a bill this summer. She touted momentum she sees for her Browser Act privacy bill.
A request by public interest groups that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issue an emergency stay (Pacer) of FCC restoration of the UHF ownership cap discount is seen by broadcast attorneys as a long shot, though courts are difficult to predict (see 1705120058). The D.C. Circuit ordered (Pacer) the FCC Monday to respond to the request for a stay by Thursday. NAB, Ion and Tribune are among those filing to intervene.
The World Customs Organization issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: