Communications and Technology

Chairman:  Greg Walden (OR-02)
Jurisdiction: 
Interstate and foreign telecommunications including, but not limited to, all telecommunication and information transmission by broadcast, radio, wire, microwave, satellite, or other mode; technology generally; emergency communications; cybersecurity, privacy, and data security; the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Members

Republicans

Greg Walden (OR), Chair
Lee Terry (NE), Vice Chair
Cliff Stearns (FL)
John Shimkus (IL)
Mary Bono Mack (CA)
Mike Rogers (MI)
Brian Bilbray (CA)
Charlie Bass (NH)
Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Phil Gingrey (GA)
Steve Scalise (LA)
Bob Latta (OH)
Brett Guthrie (KY)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)

Democrats

Anna G. Eshoo (CA), Ranking Member
Edward J. Markey (MA)
Michael F. Doyle (PA)
Doris O. Matsui (CA)
John Barrow (GA)
Donna Christensen (VI)
Edolphus Towns (NY)
Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ)
Bobby L. Rush (IL)
Diana DeGette (CO)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)

September 28, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking on spectrum incentive auctions.

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September 13, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing to examine the use of federal spectrum.

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September 6, 2012 | Hearing

“The subcommittee will continue to examine how both federal agencies and commercial wireless carriers might benefit from more efficient government use of spectrum.

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August 22, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a “special access” order by a 3-2 vote to suspend existing FCC rules:

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August 21, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced an upcoming hearing to discuss how to free more federal spectrum for commercial use:

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August 2, 2012 | Fact Sheet

H.J. Res. 37, A Resolution Disapproving the FCC’s Internet Rules

In December 2010, the Federal Communications Commission issued Internet rules that stifle innovation, investments, and jobs.

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