3.0.0 240 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z 2023-01-11T13:28:50Z Senate S 2015-01-22 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-22T20:28:07Z 2015-01-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-01-22 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-01-22 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-02-02 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-02-03 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-04-25 False Science, Technology, Communications Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-06T21:10:31Z Community Broadband Act of 2015

Bars states or local governments from prohibiting or inhibiting states, local government agencies, entities affiliated with state or local agencies, or Indian tribes from providing telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capabilities to any person or any public or private entity.

Prohibits government providers of public telecommunications services from favoring themselves over competing providers in the application of regulations, ordinances, public rights-of-way, or permitting requirements.

Directs local governments or affiliates intending to provide public telecommunications services to consider public-private partnerships.

Requires local governments or affiliates, before providing telecommunications services to the public, to provide public notice and opportunities for public input and private-sector bidding.

Provides an exemption from the prohibition on local governments favoring themselves in the application of regulations, and from the requirement to provide public notice and private bidding opportunities, during an emergency declared by the President, a governor, or an authorized elected local official.

]]> Community Broadband Act of 2015 Display Title Community Broadband Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Community Broadband Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s240is/xml/BILLS-114s240is.xml 2015-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.