Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018
Latest action · Jan 17, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require states to evaluate the need to install broadband conduit in any project to construct a new highway or additional lane or paved shoulder for an existing highway that is begun after the enactment of this bill and that receives funding under the federal-aid highway program.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2018 to Apr 26, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jan 16, 2018 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Apr 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2018 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 9, January 16, 2018, page H404.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-43 | ONLINE SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT39 pages | Judiciary Committee | Oct 3, 2017 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2381 | Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act | Related bill | Feb 6, 2018 |
| HR 2692 | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | May 15, 2019 |
| HR 3805 | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Oct 23, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
