Senate Bill 454
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Office of Rural Broadband Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 12, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
454
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Office of Rural Broadband Act
This bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to track broadband subscription rates in rural areas.
February 12, 2019
02/12/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
02/12/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:02:58 PM