S 4438 119th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2026

Introduced: April 29, 2026 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. 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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Cosponsors 5

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Apr 29, 2026

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Apr 29, 2026

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Apr 29, 2026

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · Apr 29, 2026

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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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