S 1036
117th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2021
Introduced: March 25, 2021
Introduced by:
Hassan, Margaret Wood
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on mobile broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the mobile broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1