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Regulatory Brief: Week of 26 July 2026

FCC & Federal Regulatory Actions

  • Federal Communications Commission: Denial of petition for reconsideration – Review of the Commission’s Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2025 (Document Number: 2026-14673)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, July 22, 2026 (Document Number: 2026-14674)
  • Federal Trade Commission: Granting of Requests for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules (Document Number: 2026-14664)
  • Federal Trade Commission: Notice – Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Document Number: 2026-14920)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Proposed rule – Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks (Document Number: 2026-15120)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Notice; request for comments. – Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget (Document Number: 2026-15121)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Final rule – Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks (Document Number: 2026-15123)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Notice; request for comments. – Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Delegated Authority (Document Number: 2026-15125)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Notice; request for comments. – Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority (Document Number: 2026-15126)
  • Federal Communications Commission: Notice; request for comments. – Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission (Document Number: 2026-15127)

Congressional Activity

  • 117th Congress H.RES. 1096: “Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management relations with respect to employees of the House of Representatives covered under section 220(e) of the Act, and for other purposes.” – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1097, H. Res. 1096 is considered passed House. (consideration: CR H4774-4775; text: CR H4774-4775) (Bill ID: H.RES.1096)
  • 118th Congress H.RES. 5: “Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.” – Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (Bill ID: H.RES.5)
  • 119th Congress H.RES. 5: “Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.” – Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (Bill ID: H.RES.5)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 40: “Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act” – Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Bill ID: H.R.40)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 45: “FIND Act” – Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (Bill ID: H.R.45)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 133: “Protecting American Energy Production Act” – Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Bill ID: H.R.133)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 139: “Sunshine Protection Act of 2025” – Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Bill ID: H.R.139)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 161: “New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act” – Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. (Bill ID: H.R.161)
  • 119th Congress H.R. 204: “ACRES Act” – Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. (Bill ID: H.R.204)
  • 119th Congress H.J.RES. 1: “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.” – Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84. (Bill ID: H.J.RES.1)

Market Signals

  • Intel: 8-K Filing, 2026-07-23 (Accession No. 0000050863-26-000155)