S 2959
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Consumer affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Office of Rural Broadband Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Office of Rural Broadband Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, whose duties shall include:
- coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs,
- coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding programs that deploy rural broadband,
- coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment, and
- tracking broadband Internet subscription rates in rural areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1