Senate Bill 2816
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Broadband Parity Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 7, 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
2816
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
Broadband Parity Act of 2019
This bill prohibits an agency from providing assistance to a broadband internet access service through a federal broadband support program unless the service to be assisted meets or exceeds (or will meet or exceed when deployed) minimum download and upload speeds established by the Federal Communications Commission.
November 7, 2019
11/07/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
11/07/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:02:35 AM