US SB861 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to require the United States Government to obtain and maintain the capacity to transmit internet access service abroad and domestically in case of emergency-related disruptions, and to strengthen support for circumvention technologies that allow users to evade government-backed censorship.
Title
PATRIA Y VIDA Act of 2023 Protecting Against Tyrants by Restoring Internet Access and Yielding Vital Interconnectivity in Designated Areas Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Bill Hagerty [R-TN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/861/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s861/BILLS-118s861is.pdf |
