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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019

Introduced: September 25, 2019 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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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 September 25, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4529 Identical bill Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 25, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 25, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 25, 2019
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 25, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2545: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2545/
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"S. 2545: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2545/.
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S. 2545, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2545/.
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