3.0.0 4529 2022-11-01T13:49:48Z 2022-11-01T13:49:48Z House HR 2019-09-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:H.R. 4529.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8[Page H8055]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-27T16:42:06Z Referred to 2019-09-26T14:06:15Z Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 116 2545 S 2019-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2019-09-27 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 N Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Government information and archives Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-09-26 Introduced in House 2020-01-23T14:49:39Z Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants about the FCC's Lifeline program, which is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.

]]> Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 Display Title Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to inform Medicaid enrollees and SNAP participants of potential eligibility for the Lifeline program of the Commission. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4529ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4529ih.xml 2019-09-27 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.