Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2017
- Passed SenateMar 1, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Nov 7, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2017Markup Aug 2, 2017Reported Feb 7, 2018 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2018 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2018 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Mar 5, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 5, 2018Received in the House.
- Mar 5, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 1, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320)
- Feb 7, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-206.
- Feb 7, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.
- Aug 2, 2017Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jul 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1320Text printed S1320 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 1, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 2, 2017S. 1621, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 2, 2017
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-764 | REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN AMERICA: INVESTING IN NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND91 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 13, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-644 | ADVANCING THE INTERNET OF THINGS IN RURAL AMERICA64 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 7, 2017 |
| S. Hrg. 115-470 | STABILIZING PREMIUMS AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS ON THE INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE MARKET FOR 2018: STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS100 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Sep 6, 2017 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN10925 | Broadband Data and Mapping Archived | Insight | Jul 3, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1104 | Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 11, 2017 |
| HR 1546 | Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2017 |
| HR 4986 | RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2018Referred in House
- Mar 1, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 7, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
