S 4950 119th Congress
ITS Codification Act
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Summary
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act or the ITS Codification Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which serves as the telecommunications research and engineering arm of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
The bill also directs ITS to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces (e.g., underground mines) and other environments where conventional radio communication is limited.
Actions
2026-09-16T00:00:00
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2026-07-13T00:00:00
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-07-13T00:00:00
Introduced in Senate
![Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]](https://bioguide.congress.gov/bioguide/photo/D/D000622.jpg)