S 1166
116th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Commerce
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020
Introduced: April 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
Dec 15, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to award grants for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas. The NTIA must also award grants to states and Native American tribes to build infrastructure and acquire necessary equipment to establish or expand an open-access, carrier-neutral submarine cable landing station that serves a military facility.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
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