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 See on congress.gov

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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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 20, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687.

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