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HR 6768 117th Congress House

To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority.

Introduced: May 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill repeals provisions terminating the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and the Government Accountability Office reporting requirement for such termination. The FirstNet mission is to deploy, operate, maintain, and improve the first high-speed, nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 5
Pascrell, Bill
· Jul 7, 2022
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 14, 2022
Katko, John
· Jun 9, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jun 3, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 24, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 24, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6768: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6768/
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"H.R. 6768: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6768/.
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H.R. 6768, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6768/.
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[H.R. 6768: To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6768/)
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