House Simple Resolution 689
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any infrastructure legislation that provides Federal funds to wireless broadband providers to promote wireless broadband deployment should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in States that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 11, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
689
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure legislation that provides federal funding to wireless broadband providers should prioritize funds for wireless broadband providers in states that have enacted streamlined siting requirements for small cells (low-powered cellular radio access nodes with a shorter range and smaller size than cellular towers).
January 11, 2018
01/12/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
01/11/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
01/11/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:55 PM