The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is a subcommittee within the

House Committee on Energy and Commerce The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than ...

. The subcommittee existed as the ''Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet'' during the 111th Congress and beyond.

Jurisdiction

The committee has jurisdiction over: * Interstate and foreign

electronic communications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

, "both Interstate and foreign, including voice, video, audio and data, whether transmitted by wire or wirelessly, and whether transmitted by telecommunications, commercial or private mobile service, broadcast, cable, satellite, microwave, or other mode" * Technology in general * The

emergency communication system An emergency communication system (ECS) is any system (typically computer-based) that is organized for the primary purpose of supporting one-way and two-way communication of emergency information between both individuals and groups of individuals. ...

and public safety communications * "

Cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, t ...

, privacy, and

data security Data security means protecting digital data, such as those in a database, from destructive forces and from the unwanted actions of unauthorized users, such as a cyberattack or a data breach. Technologies Disk encryption Disk encryption refe ...

" * Oversight over: **

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdicti ...

** National Telecommunications and Information Administration ** Office of Emergency Communications in the

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...

; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Members, 117th Congress

Historical membership rosters

116th Congress

115th Congress

Subcommittee activities in 115th Congress

The subcommittee typically has two types of meetings: *

Hearings In law, a hearing is a proceeding before a court or other decision-making body or officer, such as a government agency or a legislative committee. Description A hearing is generally distinguished from a trial in that it is usually shorter and ...

, in which subcommittee members discuss specific issues related to proposed legislation or general topics, listen to testimony from a panel of invited guests, and ask the panel questions * Markups, in which the subcommittee considers specific bills, offers and votes on amendments, and then votes on whether to continue the bills through the legislative process The following table shows some of the subcommittee's activities held in 2017, as of early March 2017.

References

External links

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