S 1294
109th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadband
Government Operations and Politics
Internet
Minorities
State government-Indian relations
State laws
State-local relations
Community Broadband Act of 2005
Introduced: June 23, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7298-7299)
Jun 23, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7298)
Jun 23, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Community Broadband Act of 2005 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to prohibit any state statute, regulation, or other legal requirement from prohibiting any public provider from providing, to any person or public or private entity, advanced telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability.
Defines as a "public provider" any State or political subdivision thereof, or Indian tribe, that provides telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7298-7299)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1