3.0.0 3093 2022-10-28T01:46:15Z 2022-10-28T01:46:15Z Senate S 2019-12-18 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-18T20:36:08Z Broadband Speed Act 116 4641 HR 2019-10-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8152) Related bill CRS 2019-12-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-12-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Civil actions and liability Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-12-18 Introduced in Senate 2020-02-14T14:30:37Z Broadband Speed Act

This bill establishes a reporting requirement for all broadband internet service providers and a capacity requirement for providers that use federal funds to construct new broadband infrastructure.

Specifically, the bill requires an internet service provider to report the actual speed of the broadband it provides consumers, and it establishes a fine for any provider that has willfully or knowingly provided false data about the speed it is capable of offering. Additionally, the bill requires any new broadband infrastructure built using federal funds to provide service of at least 100 megabits per second.

]]> Broadband Speed Act Display Title Broadband Speed Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Broadband Speed Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the collection of broadband speed data by the Federal Communications Commission in order to support the effective deployment of broadband services to all areas in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3093is/xml/BILLS-116s3093is.xml 2019-12-18 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.