S 4411
116th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020
Introduced: August 4, 2020
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020
This bill establishes the Broadband Development Grant Program, under which the Federal Communications Commission shall make grants of at least $75 million to states for broadband development. A state that receives such a grant must give priority to opportunity zones and unserved areas or locations and must expend at least 5% of the grant funds in a technologically neutral manner to support broadband adoption by populations that face barriers to digital equity.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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