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Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

Introduced: April 26, 2021 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 26, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2016 Related bill Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021
  • HR 4656 Identical bill Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Independent 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 26, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2021
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 26, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 26, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 26, 2021
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 26, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 26, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 26, 2021
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1365: Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1365/
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"S. 1365: Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1365/.
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S. 1365, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1365/.
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