HR 1328 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

ACCESS BROADBAND Act

Introduced Feb 25, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Paul Tonko D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 9, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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. IntroducedFeb 25, 2019
  2. Passed HouseMay 8, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act or the ACCESS BROADBAND Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media, (2) develop and distribute publications providing guidance to communities for expanding broadband access and adoption, and (3) track construction and use of and access to any broadband infrastructure built using federal support.

Under the bill, the office shall consult with any agency offering a federal broadband support program in order to streamline the application process for financial assistance or grants.

The office, any agency that offers a federal broadband support program, and the Federal Communications Commission through the Universal Service Fund shall coordinate to ensure that broadband support is being distributed in an efficient, technology-neutral, and financially sustainable manner.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2019 to May 7, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalFeb 25, 2019
D-NYAnthony BrindisiFeb 27, 2019
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyFeb 27, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikFeb 27, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 27, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooMar 6, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsMar 6, 2019
D-NYGrace MengMar 14, 2019
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithMar 18, 2019
R-OHBill JohnsonMar 25, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMar 25, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderMar 25, 2019
D-ILSean CastenMar 25, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigApr 10, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaApr 10, 2019
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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2019
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Feb 26, 2019
SenateCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Referred May 9, 2019

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. May 8, 2019Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. May 8, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3488-3490)
  4. May 8, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1328.
  5. May 8, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3488-3489)
  6. May 8, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Feb 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  8. Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House
  9. Feb 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3488–H3490Text printed H3488Notices H3498Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1328, Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) ActJohn A. Yarmuth D-KY, Paul Tonko D-NY, Susan W. Brooks R-INMay 8, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause I Provides Congress with the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 34, February 25, 2019, page H2101.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-13COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS' DAY HEARING241 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMay 1, 2019

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1046ACCESS BROADBAND ActRelated billOct 1, 2020
HR 3994ACCESS BROADBAND ActReintroduction ofJul 24, 2018
S 4131Accessible, Affordable Internet for All ActRelated billJul 1, 2020
HR 7302Accessible, Affordable Internet for All ActRelated billJun 25, 2020

Titles 7

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act
ACCESS BROADBAND Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
ACCESS BROADBAND Act
Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act
ACCESS BROADBAND Act

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2019Referred in Senate
  2. May 8, 2019Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House

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