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HR 5123 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

American Freedom and Internet Access Act of 2021

Introduced: August 27, 2021 Introduced by: Salazar, Maria Elvira Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 27, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Freedom and Internet Access Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to develop and implement Operation Starfall to deploy stratospheric balloons, aerostats, or satellite technology capable of rapidly delivering wireless internet anywhere on the planet from the stratosphere or higher.

What's happening now August 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 11
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Aug 31, 2021
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Aug 31, 2021
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Aug 27, 2021
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Aug 27, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Aug 27, 2021
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Aug 27, 2021
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Aug 27, 2021
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 27, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Aug 27, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Aug 27, 2021
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Aug 27, 2021
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Aug 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5123: American Freedom and Internet Access Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5123/
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"H.R. 5123: American Freedom and Internet Access Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5123/.
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H.R. 5123, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5123/.
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