S 2545
116th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019
Introduced: September 25, 2019
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Plain-English summary
Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants about the FCC's Lifeline program, which is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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