3.0.0 4024 2022-11-01T13:50:23Z 2022-11-01T13:50:23Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 4024.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power. . . to Regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes[Page H7469]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-26T17:11:12Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:01:05Z Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 116 2275 S 2019-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-26 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Telecommunication rates and fees User charges and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2021-06-01T18:15:32Z Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill addresses how internet service providers report data on the availability of broadband across the country and how the federal government verifies and shares such data.

Specifically, the bill requires providers to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data for each covered household in a census block showing

  • average speed and price of broadband service;
  • latency, or the delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer;
  • denials of service and their reason; and
  • type of broadband technology available.

Providers must also report data measuring the characteristics of broadband service as advertised and as delivered.

The FCC must make the collected data available to certain governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and researchers.

Further, the bill requires the FCC to develop a searchable map of existing broadband service capability and availability.

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