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S 2958 115th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Elementary and secondary education Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Motor carriers Motor vehicles Preschool education Telecommunication rates and fees

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Introduced: May 24, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2934-2935)
May 24, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for support under the E-rate program, which provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries.

What's happening now May 24, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2934-2935)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6286 Related bill Bus Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 5, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2958: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2958/
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"S. 2958: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2958/.
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S. 2958, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2958/.
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