Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1104
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 11, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 11, 2017
Latest Action
May 11, 2017
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
1104
Congress
115
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
West Virginia
Democrat
Michigan
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Nebraska
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/11/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/11/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:28 PM