3.0.0 3569 2022-02-09T02:44:05Z 2022-02-09T09:30:16Z Senate S 2020-03-23 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-23T20:43:20Z To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. 116 6394 HR 2020-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS 2020-03-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2020-03-23 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-03-23 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-03-23 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-03-23 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2020-03-23 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-03-23 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-03-23 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-03-23 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2020-03-23 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2020-03-23 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-03-23 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-03-23 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-03-23 True H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO 2020-03-24 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2020-03-24 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-03-24 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-03-24 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-05-05 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-05-05 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2020-05-05 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-05-05 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2020-05-05 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-05-05 False L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-05-05 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-05-05 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-05-12 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2020-05-12 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-05-12 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2020-05-12 False M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2020-05-14 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-05-14 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-05-14 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-05-14 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2020-06-25 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-06-25 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Economic performance and conditions Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Poverty and welfare assistance Small business Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-17T16:55:27Z Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020

This bill provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.

]]> Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 Display Title Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3569is/xml/BILLS-116s3569is.xml 2020-03-23 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.