Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7512
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COMMS Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Jul 30, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 9, 2020
Latest Action
Aug 3, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7512
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Republican
Illinois
Democrat
New Mexico
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Communications Outreach Media and Mail Standards Act or the COMMS Act

This bill renames the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards as the House Communications Standards Commission and expands the commission's authority with respect to regulating certain mass mailings of Members of the House of Representatives.

Text (3)
August 3, 2020
July 30, 2020
Actions (11)
08/03/2020
Received in the Senate.
07/30/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/30/2020
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4177-4178)
07/30/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
07/30/2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4177-4178)
07/30/2020
Committee on Rules discharged.
07/30/2020
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
07/30/2020
Committee on House Administration discharged.
07/30/2020
Mrs. Davis (CA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
07/09/2020
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Rules, 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.
07/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:00 PM