Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7520
116th Congress(2019-2020)
National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jul 9, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
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
7520
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
Democrat
Hawaii
Democrat
Minnesota
Democrat
Mississippi
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability.

Such update shall include (1) an assessment of the progress in achieving the goals of the original national broadband plan; (2) an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on how people learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications; and (3) an analysis of the change in reliance people will have on services enabled by broadband internet access service as a result of COVID-19.

The FCC must report annually on its progress toward achieving the goals of the updated national broadband plan.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/09/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
07/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:00 PM