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S. 1104 115th Congress Senate

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Government information and archivesRural conditions and developmentTelephone and wireless communication
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May 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 11, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1621 Identical bill Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
  • HR 1546 Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
  • HR 4986 RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jul 12, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 11, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 11, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 11, 2017
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 11, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 11, 2017
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1104: Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1104/
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"S. 1104: Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1104/.
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S. 1104, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1104/.
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