US Congress Senate Bill 2343 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 10 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-10 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The task force must identify current gaps in the availability of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land and recommend policies to expand its deployment. The Department of Agriculture and the FCC shall jointly submit to the task force a list of all federal programs or resources available for the expansion of broadband Internet access service on unserved agricultural land. The FCC shall renew the task force every two years until it terminates on January 1, 2025.

Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-10	House	Held at the desk.
2018-12-10	House	Received in the House.
2018-12-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-06	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7367-7368; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7367-7368)
2018-10-02	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.
2018-10-02	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-342.
2018-04-25	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2018-01-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB4881 (Same As) 2018-07-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB2 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-334.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2343/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2343/BILLS-115s2343is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2343/BILLS-115s2343rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2343/BILLS-115s2343es.pdf