Lori Trahan: “I thank the gentleman from Illinois, our Appropriations Committee chair, as well as members of the Rules Committee, for…”

“I thank the gentleman from Illinois, our Appropriations Committee chair, as well as members of the Rules Committee, for making this amendment in order. I rise to offer an amendment that serves to remind the FCC that lawmakers who oversee and fund this agency want answers. It has been over a year since Congress directed the FCC to investigate the sale of geolocation data by wireless carriers to third parties. Location data has been sold through a supply chain with little oversight, and we are seeing this information end up in the hands of bad actors. For just a few dollars, stalkers and predatory abusers can buy geolocation information to prey on unsuspecting victims, a reality that should set off alarm bells nationwide. The FCC's delay in reporting their findings from this investigation puts consumers' security at risk. The FCC must act to remedy its lack of enforcement and transparency regarding this investigation.”