Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2970
115th Congress(2017-2018)
RURAL Broadband Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 24, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 24, 2018
Latest Action
May 24, 2018
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
2970
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
Republican
Montana
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2018 or the RURAL Broadband Act of 2018

This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to allow financial assistance provided by the Rural Utilities Service for the deployment of broadband-capable infrastructure by a service provider to be used to provide retail fixed broadband service in an area where there is no qualifying broadband-capable infrastructure owned or operated by another service provider.

The term "qualifying broadband-capable infrastructure" means fixed broadband-capable infrastructure: (1) used by a service provider to provide fixed broadband service for which the provider receives universal service support funds, and (2) was financed with funds from the Department of Agriculture. 

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/24/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
05/24/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:27 PM