Telecommunication Rates And Fees

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US Congress 116th Congress

Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act [S.2385] [Telecommunications ] [Agriculture ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland. In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/31/2019

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Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 [HB-5035] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ]
Addresses provisions related to the retransmission of television-station signals and applies consumer-rights and transparency requirements to consumers' cable and satellite services. Specifically, the bill makes permanent a provision that allows a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) to retransmit television-station signals directly to a home if the subscriber receiving the signal resides in an unserved household located outside the local market of such a station. The bill also allows an MVPD to designate a qualified MVPD buying group (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Doyle Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/11/2019

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Broadband Parity Act of 2019 [S.2816] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ]
Prohibits an agency from providing assistance to a broadband internet access service through a federal broadband support program unless the service to be assisted meets or exceeds (or will meet or exceed when deployed) minimum download and upload speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/07/2019

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RESPONSE Act Restoring, Enhancing, Securing, and Promoting Our Nation's Safety Efforts Act of 2019 [S.2690] [Crime ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Mental Health ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Expands resources for mental health treatment and behavioral intervention, establishes task forces to investigate and prosecute individuals for certain offenses involving firearms, and limits the scope of federal appeals for individuals who commit murder involving acts of terrorism or hate crimes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/23/2019

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RESPONSE Act Restoring, Enhancing, Securing, and Promoting Our Nation's Safety Efforts Act of 2019 [S.2690] [Crime ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Mental Health ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Expands resources for mental health treatment and behavioral intervention, establishes task forces to investigate and prosecute individuals for certain offenses involving firearms, and limits the scope of federal appeals for individuals who commit murder involving acts of terrorism or hate crimes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/23/2019

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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 [HB-4529] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants about the FCC's Lifeline program, which is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 09/27/2019

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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 [S.2545] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants about the FCC's Lifeline program, which is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/25/2019

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Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2019 [HB-4449] [Telecommunications ] [Native American Affairs ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Extends to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indian people the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be available at rates reasonably comparable to urban areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 09/23/2019

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Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 [HB-4283] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for new broadband deployment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/24/2019

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Internet Exchange Act of 2019 [HB-3869] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Creates a grant program for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas. Further, the bill allows recipients of funding from the E-Rate and Telehealth programs to apply such funds to the procurement or maintenance of a connection to an internet exchange facility.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 07/23/2019

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Fair Elections Now Act of 2019 [S.2257] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Finance ]
A bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text: Cr S5065-5070) on 07/24/2019

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Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2019 [S.1764] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure charges for payphone services, including those in correctional institutions, are just and reasonable.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2019

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STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act Streamlining The Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act [S.1699] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ]
A bill to streamline siting processes for small cell deployment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (text: Cr S3167-3168) on 06/03/2019

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United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 [S.1625] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
A bill to promote the deployment of commercial fifth-generation mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the United States regarding security risks to the networks of those providers, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/24/2019

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ACCESS Rural America Act Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act [S.1502] [Telecommunications ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ]
Increases the shareholder registration threshold for issuers receiving support through federal universal service support mechanisms, which provide communication services to underserved areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/16/2019

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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 [S.1515] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/16/2019

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Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 [HB-2692] [Telecommunications ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ]
Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 directs the Department of Transportation to issue a notification and requirement to states that each state is required to evaluate the need for broadband conduit as part of any project. to construct a new highway or to construct an additional lane or paved shoulder for an existing highway that is commenced after the enactment of this bill and that receives funding under the federal-aid highway program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/15/2019

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Office of Rural Telecommunications Act [HB-2601] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Establishes the Office of Rural Telecommunications to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to measure broadband adoption rates in rural areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 05/09/2019

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Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 [S.1294] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for new broadband deployment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 116-162. on 11/21/2019

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Dignity Act Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2019 [HB-2034] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishes requirements for the treatment of prisoners. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide adequate health care, provide videoconferencing free of charge, train employees to identify trauma-related health needs, and make specified health products (e.g., tampons) available free of charge. Additionally, with respect to prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, the BOP must provide parenting classes, allow visitation from family members, and establish a pilot program to allow overnight visits from family members. Finally, the bill allows (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/15/2019

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