S 690 118th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Telephone and wireless communication

NET Act

Introduced: March 7, 2023 Introduced by: Hickenlooper, John W. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

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Dec 17, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.

Dec 17, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jul 31, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 7, 2023

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

Mar 7, 2023

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 17, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.

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