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S 1190 110th Congress Senate

Connect The Nation Act

Official title: A bill to promote the deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2008 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications BroadbandEconomics and Public FinanceGrants-in-aidInternet
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4920)
Apr 24, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 24, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4920)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Connect The Nation Act - Provides for grants to develop and implement statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of broadband services within each state.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3627 Related bill Connect The Nation Act
  • HR 3893 Related bill Connect America Now Act
  • S 1492 Related bill Broadband Data Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 18, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1190: Connect The Nation Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1190/
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"S. 1190: Connect The Nation Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1190/.
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S. 1190, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1190/.
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