3.0.0 5497 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z House HR 2018-04-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PETERSON:H.R. 5497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3210]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-12T14:00:46Z Office of Rural Broadband Act 115 2959 S 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2018-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 N C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2018-04-12 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2018-05-17 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2018-05-17 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2018-06-14 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-06-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Consumer affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-04-12 Introduced in House 2018-09-24T16:26:23Z Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, whose duties shall include:

  • coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs,
  • coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding Connect American Fund programs that deploy rural broadband,
  • coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to rural broadband deployment, and
  • measuring broadband adoption rates in rural areas.
]]> Office of Rural Telecommunications Act Display Title Office of Rural Telecommunications Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Office of Rural Telecommunications Act Introduced in House 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5497ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5497ih.xml 2018-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.