Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 22, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
This bill establishes the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall offer additional funding to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers for specified broadband projects.
Specifically, the FCC shall make one-time funding offers from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers that receive support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is a mechanism through which the FCC finances high-speed broadband networks in unserved rural areas.
Recipients of amounts from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund shall use such funds to (1) begin construction of a broadband network, (2) make broadband available from the network deployed using Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support, and (3) meet all build-out obligations pursuant to receiving amounts from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2020 to Jun 23, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jun 22, 2020 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 23, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jun 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 22, 2020Read 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 7359 | Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jun 25, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government trust funds
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Rural conditions and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
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