3.0.0 2959 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z Senate S 2018-05-24 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-24T18:27:42Z Office of Rural Telecommunications Act 115 5497 HR 2018-04-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2018-05-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2018-05-24 True 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 2018-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-24T16:32:04Z Office of Rural Broadband Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, 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 programs that deploy rural broadband,
  • coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment, and
  • tracking broadband Internet subscription rates in rural areas.
]]> Office of Rural Broadband Act Display Title Office of Rural Broadband Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Broadband, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Office of Rural Broadband Act Introduced in Senate 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2959is/xml/BILLS-115s2959is.xml 2018-05-24 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.