US SB2385 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
Sponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5486 (Same As) 2020-01-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Subjects
Agricultural practices and innovations
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Rural conditions and development
Science, technology, communications
Telecommunication rates and fees
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Rural conditions and development
Science, technology, communications
Telecommunication rates and fees
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2385/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2385/BILLS-116s2385is.pdf |