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S. 4438 119th Congress Senate

Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform individuals of potential eligibility… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform individuals of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2026 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2131-2132)
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2131-2132)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4438: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4438/
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"S. 4438: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4438/.
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S. 4438, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4438/.
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[S. 4438: Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4438/)
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