US Congress House Bill 5497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Office of Rural Telecommunications Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, whose duties shall include: coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs, coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding Connect American Fund programs that deploy rural broadband, coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to rural broadband deployment, and measuring broadband adoption rates in rural areas.

Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2018-04-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2959 (Related) 2018-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5497/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5497/BILLS-115hr5497ih.pdf