US SB2018 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 15 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 15 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service, and for other purposes.
Title
Connect Our Parks Act
Sponsors
| Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
| Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306. |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-154. |
| 2023-09-21 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2023-06-21 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. |
| 2023-06-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5919 (Related) 2023-10-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HB6492 (Related) 2024-04-10 - Received in the Senate.
HB6492 (Related) 2024-04-10 - Received in the Senate.
