US HR1144 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution recognizes that equal access to affordable and reliable broadband service for all Americans is a civil and human right that protects and promotes the fair, equal, and impartial treatment of all people. It also asserts that affordable broadband access enables the promotion and propagation of human rights, recognizes that this access promotes equal access for engagement in democracy, and reaffirms that the global and open nature of the internet is a driving force in progress toward development. Further, the resolution calls on the President to (1) preserve and build upon the technological leadership of the federal government and federal funding opportunities to provide all Americans with affordable broadband access, (2) ensure tribal sovereignty over access to electromagnetic spectrum on tribal lands, and (3) address the civil and human rights threats posed by a lack of affordable access to broadband in light of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Title
Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] |
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2020-09-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Indian lands and resources rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Telecommunication rates and fees
United Nations
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
First Amendment rights
Human rights
Indian lands and resources rights
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Science, technology, communications
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Telecommunication rates and fees
United Nations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/1144/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres1144/BILLS-116hres1144ih.pdf |