Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.
Specifically, the bill requires providers to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data for each covered household in a census block showing
- average speed and price of broadband service;
- latency, or the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer;
- denials of service and their reason; and
- type of broadband technology available.
Providers must also report data measuring the characteristics of broadband service as advertised and as delivered.
The FCC must make the collected data available to certain governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and researchers.
Further, the bill requires the FCC to develop a searchable map of existing broadband service capability and availability.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4024 | Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 26, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Consumer affairs
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Public-private cooperation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
- Telecommunication rates and fees
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
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