3.0.0 1621 2023-01-11T13:37:03Z 2023-01-11T13:37:03Z Senate S 2017-07-24 115 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-09T21:10:31Z Referred to 2018-03-05T21:50:55Z sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2018-02-07T17:28:44Z Markup by 2017-08-02T14:00:02Z Referred to 2017-07-24T22:54:58Z S. Rept. 115-206 RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 115 4986 HR 2018-03-07 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 115 1546 HR 2017-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 115 1104 S 2017-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2018-03-09 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2018-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-03-05 14:09:06 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-03-05 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-03-01 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320) Floor 2018-03-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1320; text: CR S1320) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305. Calendars 2018-02-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-206. Committee 2018-02-07 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-206. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2017-08-02 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-07-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-07-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2017-07-24 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2017-07-24 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2017-07-24 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2017-07-24 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2017-07-24 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-07-24 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-07-24 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-07-24 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-07-24 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-11-07 False 2017-11-02T13:15:46Z S. 1621, Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53283 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 2, 2017 Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-07-24 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-10T20:28:44Z Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

]]> 80 2018-02-07 Reported to Senate without amendment 2018-04-30T19:03:50Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data, and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

]]> 82 2018-03-01 Passed Senate without amendment 2018-05-04T11:39:27Z Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.

The methodology must: (1) include standard definitions for different speed tiers, (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way, (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data, and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

]]> Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 Display Title Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 S Senate Referred in House 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1621rfh/xml/BILLS-115s1621rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1621es/xml/BILLS-115s1621es.xml Reported to Senate 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1621rs/xml/BILLS-115s1621rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1621is/xml/BILLS-115s1621is.xml 2018-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.