US Congress House Bill 1328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 9 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media, (2) develop and distribute publications providing guidance to communities for expanding broadband access and adoption, and (3) track construction and use of and access to any broadband infrastructure built using federal support. Under the bill, the office shall consult with any agency offering a federal broadband support program in order to streamline the application process for financial assistance or grants. The office, any agency that offers a federal broadband support program, and the Federal Communications Commission through the Universal Service Fund shall coordinate to ensure that broadband support is being distributed in an efficient, technology-neutral, and financially sustainable manner.

ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act

Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-09	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2019-05-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-05-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3488-3489)
2019-05-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1328.
2019-05-08	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3488-3490)
2019-05-08	House	Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-02-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-02-25	House	Introduced in House

SB1046 (Related) 2020-10-01 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
HB7302 (Related) 2020-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
SB4131 (Related) 2020-07-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1328/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1328/BILLS-116hr1328ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1328/BILLS-116hr1328eh.pdf