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HR 3255 116th Congress House

TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a Telecommunications Workforce Development Advisory Council within the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Telephone and wireless communication
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Jun 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 or the TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act

This bill establishes the Telecommunications Workforce Development Advisory Council to advise the Federal Communications Commission on (1) the needs of the communications industry workforce to promote infrastructure deployment, and (2) recommendations to improve the industry's workforce development.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2363 Related bill TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 29, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3255: TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3255/
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"H.R. 3255: TOWER Infrastructure Deployment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3255/.
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H.R. 3255, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3255/.
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