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Broadband DATA Act

Introduced: September 6, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

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Dec 17, 2019

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.

Dec 16, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 16, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10287-10289)

Dec 16, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10287-10289)

Dec 16, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4229.

Dec 16, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10287-10291)

Dec 16, 2019

Mr. Doyle, Michael F. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 16, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.

Dec 16, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-350.

Nov 20, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Nov 20, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 14, 2019

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Nov 14, 2019

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sep 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Sep 6, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 6, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the way broadband data is collected, verified, and reported.

Specifically, the FCC must collect and disseminate granular broadband service availability data (broadband maps) from wired, fixed-wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband providers. To do this, the FCC is required to establish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (a dataset of geocoded information for all broadband service locations, atop which broadband maps are overlaid) as the vehicle for reporting broadband service availability data.

Additionally, the FCC must put forth specified requirements for service availability data collected from broadband providers, and it must create a challenge process to enable the submission of independent data challenging the accuracy of FCC broadband maps.

The Government Accountability Office must report on identified locations where fixed broadband can be installed to improve the quality and completeness of data sources for the fabric.

What's happening now December 17, 2019

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.

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