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Regulatory Brief: Week of 8 November 2026

FCC & Federal Regulatory Actions

  • Federal Communications Commission
    • Television Broadcasting Services Odessa, Texas: Proposed rule. Document 2026-22833. (Published 2026-11-09)
    • Video Relay Service Improvements; Incarcerated People’s Communication Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services; Access to Video Conferencing: Final rule; announcement of effective date. Document 2026-22601. (Published 2026-11-05)
    • Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband: Final action. Document 2026-22600. (Published 2026-11-05)
    • Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget: Notice; request for comments. Document 2026-22574. (Published 2026-11-05)
    • Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission: Notice; request for comments. Document 2026-22573. (Published 2026-11-05)
    • Review of the Commission’s Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies; Delete, Delete, Delete: Final rule. Document 2026-22408. (Published 2026-11-03)
    • Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority: Notice; request for comments. Document 2026-22338. (Published 2026-11-02)
    • Unleashing the Power of Unlicensed Ultra-Wideband Devices; Petition of Robert Bosch LLC for Amendment of the Part 15 Subpart F Ultra-Wideband Rules; and Petition of Alliance for Automative Innovation et al. To Amend Part 15 of the FCC’s Rules To Permit the Operation of Certain Ultra-Wideband Devices: Proposed rule. Document 2026-22337. (Published 2026-11-02)
    • Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, Accelerating Network Modernization; Correction: Final rule; correction; announcement of effective date. Document 2026-22334. (Published 2026-11-02)
  • Federal Trade Commission
    • Petition for Rulemaking of New Hope Now: Receipt of petition; request for comment. Document 2026-22581. (Published 2026-11-05)
    • Sunshine Act Meeting Notice: Announcement of meeting. Document 2026-22379. (Published 2026-11-03)

Congressional Activity

  • G7/Russia Related Legislation
    • 116th Congress, H.R. 4721: No Russia in G7 Act. Introduced 2019-10-17. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (Updated 2026-11-05)
    • 116th Congress, H.R. 4744: THUG Act. Introduced 2019-10-18. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. (Updated 2026-11-05)
    • 116th Congress, S. 2654: Trump’s Heist Undermines the G7 Act. Introduced 2019-10-21. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Updated 2026-11-05)
  • Constitutional Amendments
    • 117th Congress, H.J.RES. 3: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Introduced 2021-01-04. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (Updated 2026-11-05)
    • 117th Congress, H.J.RES. 8: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government. Introduced 2021-01-04. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (Updated 2026-11-05)
    • 117th Congress, H.J.RES. 11: 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. Introduced 2021-01-04. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (Updated 2026-11-05)
    • 117th Congress, H.J.RES. 13: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department’s funding is justified. Introduced 2021-01-04. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (Updated 2026-11-05)
  • Other Legislation
    • 114th Congress, H.R. 1527: Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015. Introduced 2015-03-23. Became Public Law No: 114-7 on 2015-04-01. (Updated 2026-11-04)
    • 114th Congress, H.R. 1831: Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2016. Introduced 2015-04-16. Became Public Law No: 114-140 on 2016-03-30. (Updated 2026-11-06)
    • 116th Congress, S. 3669: COVID–19 International Response and Recovery Act of 2020. Introduced 2020-05-07. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Updated 2026-11-05)

Market Signals

  • Qualcomm, 2026-11-04, Accession: 0000804328-26-000127
  • Motorola Solutions, 2026-11-04, Accession: 0000068505-26-000041
  • Apple, 2026-11-02, Accession: 0000320193-26-000024