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Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand the Lifeline Assistance Program and the Link Up Program. Requires a report to Congress on the benefit level for the programs that will encourage low-income consumers to seek broadband service, projections on potential broadband consumers if the service was economically feasible, industry requirements to provide broadband service in underserved areas, and policy proposals regarding gaps in broadband availability.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 9, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 23, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 12, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 29, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 42: Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-42/
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