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S 1197 118th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Community Broadband Act of 2023

Introduced: April 19, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Broadband Act of 2023

This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

What's happening now April 19, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2552 Identical bill Community Broadband Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 19, 2023
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 19, 2023
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 19, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 19, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1197: Community Broadband Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1197/
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"S. 1197: Community Broadband Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1197/.
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S. 1197, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1197/.
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