US Congress House Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct an annual inquiry on the availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts, including whether such capability is being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion. If it is not, the FCC shall take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition. The term "broadband desert" means a census block in an urban area in which fewer than 33% of end-user premises do not have access to advanced telecommunications capability.

Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/55/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr55/BILLS-116hr55ih.pdf