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S 275 118th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication

Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024

Introduced: February 7, 2023 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 27, 2024
Received in the House.
Sep 27, 2024
Held at the desk.
Sep 26, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 25, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6464; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6464)
Sep 25, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2024
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 1, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
Jul 31, 2024
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a process to vet applicants for certain funding that supports affordable broadband deployment in high-cost areas, including rural communities.

Specifically, the process applies to applicants seeking funding under the high-cost universal service programs that provide competitive awards for broadband deployment.

As part of the process, the FCC must require applicants to provide a proposal for deploying the broadband network. The proposal must contain enough detail and documentation for the FCC to ascertain whether the applicant has the technical capabilities to deploy the proposed network and deliver services.

The FCC must evaluate proposals against reasonable and well-established technical standards.

What's happening now September 27, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7005 Identical bill Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024
 Bill text 3 versions

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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 275: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-275/
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"S. 275: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-275/.
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S. 275, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-275/.
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