S 1908
117th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Agricultural practices and innovations
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for ports in rural areas.
In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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