3.0.0 3236 2022-12-30T02:34:26Z 2023-01-02T06:33:31Z Senate S 2021-11-18 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-18T17:03:30Z Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 117 6314 HR 2021-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Identical bill CRS 2021-11-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2021-11-18 True H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2021-11-18 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2021-11-18 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2022-01-20 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2022-01-20 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-03-28 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2022-05-04 False Science, Technology, Communications International Affairs Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-08T18:11:42Z Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to the financing of the Universal Service Fund. This fund, which is financed by fees contributed by telecommunications carriers, supports programs to expand the availability of and access to telecommunications services.

Specifically, the bill directs the FCC to (1) study the need for expanding the fund's contribution base to ensure fairness and equity in applicable contribution requirements, and (2) reform the fund's contribution system through rulemaking. In carrying out the rulemaking, the FCC must consider the findings and recommendations of its study and the impact of changes on consumers, businesses, and seniors.

]]> Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Display Title Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3236is/xml/BILLS-117s3236is.xml 2021-11-18 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.