Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act
Latest action · Nov 21, 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.
- IntroducedNov 21, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an auction of mid-band spectrum and establishes two funds to facilitate the deployment of wireless broadband infrastructure.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 21, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 21, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Nov 21, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 Nov 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 21, 2019Read 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 S7129 | John Kennedy R-LA | Dec 18, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47258 | FCC Spectrum Auction Authority: Background and Proposals for Extension Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3246 | SMART Act | Related bill | Jan 28, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a public auction of the C-band, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency communications systems
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government trust funds
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Rural conditions and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2019Introduced 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.
