3.0.0 1460 2023-01-11T13:49:05Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T17:57:34Z Community Broadband Act of 2021 117 1631 HR 2021-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502) Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 117 1783 HR 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Related bill CRS LIFT America Act 117 1848 HR 2022-01-20 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 117 745 S 2021-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-04-29 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2021-04-29 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-04-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-04-29 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-04-29 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-04-29 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-22T11:02:41Z Community Broadband Act of 2021

This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

]]> Community Broadband Act of 2021 Display Title Community Broadband Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Community Broadband Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1460is/xml/BILLS-117s1460is.xml 2021-04-29 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.