FCC & Federal Regulatory Actions
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) announced a new computer matching program with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services, to verify Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) eligibility. (Notice of a new matching program, document 2026-10840)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) announced a new computer matching program with the New Mexico Health Care Authority, to verify Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) eligibility. (Notice of a new matching program, document 2026-10839)
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with numerous other agencies including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), proposed revisions to the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government-wide policies and requirements for managing grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. (Proposed rule, document 2026-10817)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invited public comment on information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), concerning the necessity, accuracy of burden estimate, and ways to enhance quality and minimize burden. (Notice; request for comments, document 2026-10793)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau sought comment on potential revisions to geostationary (GSO) satellite network reference links to promote efficient spectrum sharing. (Proposed rule, document 2026-10617)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invited public comment on information collections being submitted for review and approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). (Notice; request for comments, document 2026-10587)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invited public comment on information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), concerning the necessity, accuracy of burden estimate, and ways to enhance quality and minimize burden. (Notice; request for comments, document 2026-10586)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an analysis of a proposed consent order to aid public comment for CMG Media Corporation, settling alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (Proposed consent agreement; request for comment, document 2026-10548)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an analysis of a proposed consent order to aid public comment for 1010 Digital Works LLC, settling alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (Proposed consent agreement; request for comment, document 2026-10547)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an analysis of a proposed consent order to aid public comment for MindSift LLC, settling alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (Proposed consent agreement; request for comment, document 2026-10546)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the fifth and sixth meetings of the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WRC Advisory Committee) to consider status reports and recommendations for the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27). (Notice, document 2026-10507)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed actions to enhance Know-Your-Customer (KYC) requirements, seeking comment on customer identification, verification, retention, and re-verification, and proposing per-call penalties for violations. (Proposed rule, document 2026-10407)
Congressional Activity
108th Congress
- S. 257: Veterans Benefits and Pensions Protection Act of 2003. Latest action: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
- S. 249: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse. Latest action: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
- S. 615: A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the “Victor J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”. Latest action: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-623.
- S. 50: Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003. Latest action: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-874.
110th Congress
- H.R. 1: Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. Latest action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-473.
- H.R. 3774: Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act. Latest action: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
111th Congress
- H.R. 86: To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County’s rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
- H.R. 1043: Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
- H.R. 1858: To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- H.R. 4773: Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held jointly with Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-721.