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S 3649 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Community Broadband Act of 2020

Introduced: May 7, 2020 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 7, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Broadband Act of 2020

This bill restricts state, local, or tribal governments from prohibiting or inhibiting such government entities or their affiliates from serving as public providers of telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capabilities to any person or any public or private entity.

The bill prohibits such public providers from favoring themselves over competing providers in the application of regulations, ordinances, public rights-of-way, or permitting requirements. However, the bill provides an exemption from this prohibition during an emergency declared by the President, a governor, or an authorized elected local official.

Lastly, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that such governments or affiliates intending to provide public telecommunications services should consider public-private partnerships.

What's happening now May 7, 2020

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3649: Community Broadband Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3649/
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