A national privacy standard would ensure a baseline set of protections and would restrict companies from storing and selling personal data.
The FCC has moved forward in critical objectives, reported commissioners at oversight hearing.
House Committee members said they wanted to ensure that the NTIA is appropriately managing funds to support rural areas.
It will be the first time TikTok's CEO will appear for a congressional hearing.
Participants voiced concerns over alleged abuses by big tech companies.
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act cleared committee 53-2, with pushback from California legislators.
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act said to be years in the making.
The House passed bills about spectrum coordination and the FCC collecting maternal mortality and morbidity data.
Legislators want broadband networks reach as many people as possible, but didn't specify how NTIA should do this.
Davidson said that he hopes to avoid inter-agency conflicts such as last month’s dispute with airlines over 5G interference.
The committee approved five bills dealing with protecting networks and educating the public on cyberattacks.
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