3.0.0 2427 2023-08-23T21:30:29Z 2023-08-23T21:30:29Z Senate S 2021-07-21 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2022-12-07T18:55:07Z Markup by 2022-05-11T14:00:00Z Referred to 2021-07-21T22:03:31Z FAIR Contributions Act 117 8575 HR 2022-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2022-12-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594. Calendars 2022-12-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2022-12-07 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2022-05-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-07-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2021-07-21 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2021-07-21 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2021-07-29 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2021-10-25 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2022-01-04 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2022-05-11 False 2022-09-14T20:24:00Z S. 2427, FAIR Contributions Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58474 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on May 11, 2022 Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Internet, web applications, social media Libraries and archives Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication User charges and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-30T16:06:52Z Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act or the FAIR Contributions Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study and report on the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions from edge providers (i.e., providers of online content or services, such as search engines).

The fund provides support to high-cost areas, schools and libraries, rural health care facilities, and the Lifeline program (an FCC program that provides a discount on phone service for low-income consumers).

The report must consider (1) the type and size of firms and services on which contributions could be assessed, (2) equity issues related to current versus alternative systems for contributing to the fund, (3) the effect of any change to the contribution system on the telecommunications bills of consumers, and (4) the sustainability of the fund and how to ensure that fund disbursements are consistent and predictable over time.

]]> 25 2022-12-07 Reported to Senate 2023-08-23T21:29:32Z Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act or the FAIR Contributions Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to study and report on the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions from edge providers (i.e., providers of online content or services, such as search engines).

]]> FAIR Contributions Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title FAIR Contributions Act Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate FAIR Contributions Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced FAIR Contributions Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2427rs/xml/BILLS-117s2427rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2427is/xml/BILLS-117s2427is.xml 2022-12-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594. 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.