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| Name | Jack Fields |
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Humble, Texas , United States |
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February 03, 1952
(72 years)
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Modifed | Rob Ritchie
Dec 31, 2022 08:41pm |
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| Info | Jack Fields represented the 8th Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1980 to 1996. Jack served on the Committee on Commerce from 1982 to 1996. In 1995, when Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, Jack became the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. At that time, the Subcommittee had jurisdiction over interstate and international telecommunications, the Federal Communications Commission, and the telephone, cellular, cable, and broadcast industries. The Subcommittee also had jurisdiction over the Securities and Exchange Commission, the mutual fund industry and the activities of investment bankers, stockbrokers, investment advisors, and stock exchanges.
As Subcommittee Chairman, Jack led the effort in the House to enact the first comprehensive reform of the Communications Act of 1934. The Telecommunications Act of 1996, designed to promote competition in all telecommunications-related industries and create an environment in which new telecommunications technologies could flourish, was signed into law by President Clinton in February 1996.
Jack also spearheaded passage of the National Securities Markets Improvements Act of 1996, which protects investors while also promoting greater efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets. He played a critical leadership role in enactment of the Securities Litigation Reform Act, which reformed the Federal civil justice system relating to private securities litigation.
Jack was deeply involved in national maritime, fisheries, energy, and environmental policy while serving as the Ranking Minority Member on the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. He served on the Committee from 1981 until 1995. He was actively involved in legislation related to oil spill liability legislation, passed after the grounding of the EXXON VALDEZ in Alaska; safety of the cruise ship industry; endangered species and wetlands; fisheries and wildlife refuges; promotion of American ports and merchant marine; shipbuilding; and the Coast Guard.
Jack has built and maintained a wide network of personal friendships and professional relationships among government officials of both parties.
Jack earned his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1974, and his J.D. degree from Baylor Law School in 1977. For nine years, Jack served as a trustee of Baylor University. Jack now sits on the Board of Directors of AIM Mutual Funds, the eighth largest mutual fund company in the United States, and Administaff (NYSE: ASF), a premier professional employer organization with clients nationwide. In addition, Jack sits on the Board of the Discovery Channel Global Education Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources to people in need around the world through the use of technology.
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