S 3692
117th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Telephone and wireless communication
NET Act
Introduced: February 17, 2022
Introduced by:
Hickenlooper, John W.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
Dec 20, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
May 11, 2022
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.
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