S 1621 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

Introduced Jul 24, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor Roger F. Wicker R-MS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 9, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2017
  2. Passed SenateMar 1, 2018
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data, and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2017 to Nov 7, 2017, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJul 24, 2017
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJul 24, 2017
R-AKDan SullivanOriginalJul 24, 2017
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJul 24, 2017
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJul 24, 2017
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJul 24, 2017
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalJul 24, 2017
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJul 24, 2017
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJul 24, 2017
R-NVDean HellerNov 7, 2017

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  2. Mar 5, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Mar 5, 2018Received in the House.
  4. Mar 5, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  5. Mar 1, 2018Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320)
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1104Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017Identical billMay 11, 2017
HR 1546Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017Related billMar 17, 2017
HR 4986RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018Related billMar 7, 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2018Referred in House
  2. Mar 1, 2018Engrossed in Senate
  3. Feb 7, 2018Reported to Senate
  4. Jul 24, 2017Introduced in Senate

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