HR 4656
117th Congress
House
Native Americans
Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021
Introduced: July 22, 2021
Introduced by:
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
Democratic
· New Mexico
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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