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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021

Introduced: April 13, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1897-1898)
Apr 13, 2021
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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, or low-income individuals about the FCC's Lifeline program. The Lifeline program is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.

What's happening now April 13, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1897-1898)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2524 Identical bill Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 13, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 13, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2021
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 13, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1102: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1102/
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"S. 1102: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1102/.
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