S 1621
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
Introduced: July 24, 2017
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2018
Received in the House.
Mar 5, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 1, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320)
Mar 1, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320)
Feb 7, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.
Feb 7, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-206.
Aug 2, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) 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.
The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data, and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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