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S 738 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Elementary and secondary education Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Motor carriers Motor vehicles Preschool education Telecommunication rates and fees

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Introduced: March 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1794; text: CR S1794)
Mar 12, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries.

What's happening now March 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1794; text: CR S1794)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1693 Related bill To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-r…
  • HR 7302 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • S 4131 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 10, 2020
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 10, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 2, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 12, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 738: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-738/
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"S. 738: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-738/.
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S. 738, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-738/.
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