Senate Bill 3094
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Community Broadband Mapping Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3094
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.
Jeff Merkley
grade
Oregon
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Community Broadband Mapping Act
This bill authorizes the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, to make grants to government or telecommunications entities that serve a rural area (with less than 25,000 population) to foster data collection about where broadband infrastructure is located and which homes have non-satellite broadband service.
December 18, 2019
12/18/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
12/18/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:15 AM