US Congress Senate Bill 3093 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a reporting requirement for all broadband internet service providers and a capacity requirement for providers that use federal funds to construct new broadband infrastructure. Specifically, the bill requires an internet service provider to report the actual speed of the broadband it provides consumers, and it establishes a fine for any provider that has willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speed it is capable of offering. Additionally, the bill requires any new broadband infrastructure built using federal funds to provide service of at least 100 megabits per second.

Broadband Speed Act

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB4641 (Related) 2019-10-17 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8152)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3093/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3093/BILLS-116s3093is.pdf