Broadband DATA Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2019 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.
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.
- IntroducedSep 6, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the way broadband data is collected, verified, and reported.
Specifically, the FCC must collect and disseminate granular broadband service availability data (broadband maps) from wired, fixed-wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband providers. To do this, the FCC is required to establish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (a dataset of geocoded information for all broadband service locations, atop which broadband maps are overlaid) as the vehicle for reporting broadband service availability data.
Additionally, the FCC must put forth specified requirements for service availability data collected from broadband providers, and it must create a challenge process to enable the submission of independent data challenging the accuracy of FCC broadband maps.
The Government Accountability Office must report on identified locations where fixed broadband can be installed to improve the quality and completeness of data sources for the fabric.
Cosponsors 67
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 6, 2019 to Dec 10, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Sep 6, 2019 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Sep 6, 2019 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Sep 6, 2019 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Dec 10, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Dec 16, 2019 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2019Hearings Sep 11, 2019Markup Nov 14, 2019Reported Nov 14, 2019 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.
- Dec 16, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-350.
- Dec 16, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
- Dec 16, 2019Mr. Doyle, Michael F. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10287-10291)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1601 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA | Dec 17, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10287–H10291Text printed H10287–H10289 | David Loebsack D-IA, Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Dec 16, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 22, 2020H.R. 4229, Broadband DATA ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 142, September 6, 2019, page H7535.
Printed hearings 2
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. 116-81 | ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION214 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-60 | LEGISLATING TO CONNECT AMERICA: IMPROVING THE NATION'S BROADBAND MAPS183 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 11, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL30719 | Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs Archived | Report | Oct 25, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1822 | Broadband DATA Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act
- Broadband DATA Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Broadband DATA Act
- Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Broadband DATA Act
- Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act
- Broadband DATA Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 16, 2019Engrossed in House
- Dec 16, 2019Reported in House
- Sep 6, 2019Introduced 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.
