Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
Latest action · Jul 1, 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.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
This bill establishes measures related to expanding broadband infrastructure and access in unserved and underserved communities.
The bill creates the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and it provides funding for programs that (1) promote digital equity and broadband capacity building, (2) provide discounts on broadband service for low-income consumers, and (3) subsidize internet services for schools and libraries. The bill establishes specified transparency requirements, such as making federal broadband data available to local governments. It also requires the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband access for unserved and underserved communities and make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for support under the E-Rate program.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 1, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
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 Jul 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 1, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4906, S4909 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV, Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH | Aug 5, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4564 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Jul 29, 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46736 | Stepping In: The FCC’s Authority to Preempt State Laws Under the Communications Act | Report | May 12, 2025 |
Related bills 14
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 738 | A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. | Related bill | Mar 12, 2019 |
| S 1046 | ACCESS BROADBAND Act | Related bill | Oct 1, 2020 |
| HR 1328 | ACCESS BROADBAND Act | Related bill | May 9, 2019 |
| HR 1693 | To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support. | Related bill | Mar 13, 2019 |
| S 2344 | Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced 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.
