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2025-12-05T08:26:47Z
2025-12-05T08:26:47Z
Senate
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2023-07-11
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2238
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Reported By
2024-12-17T22:01:31Z
  - Markup By
2024-07-31T20:09:48Z
  - Referred To
2023-07-11T18:45:32Z

- PLAN for Broadband Act
118
4505
HR
2023-07-10
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2024-12-17
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
Calendars
- 2024-12-17
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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
- 2024-12-17
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee
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Library of Congress
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- 2024-07-31
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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
- 2023-07-11
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferral
- 2023-07-11
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Roger
Wicker
R
MS
F.
N
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Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Ben
Luján
D
NM
R.
2023-07-11
True
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Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
John
Thune
R
SD
2023-07-11
True
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Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Peter
Welch
D
VT
2023-07-11
True
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Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2023-09-26
False
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Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
James
Lankford
R
OK
2023-09-28
False
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Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Tommy
Tuberville
R
AL
2023-11-01
False
- 2024-12-02T21:27:00Z

S. 2238, PLAN for Broadband Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61048
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 31, 2024
Science, Technology, Communications
- Congressional oversight
2024-08-05T16:38:25Z
- Government studies and investigations
2024-08-05T16:38:15Z
- Internet, web applications, social media
2024-08-05T16:38:09Z
Science, Technology, Communications
2025-09-10T19:12:18Z
00
2023-07-11
Introduced in Senate
2024-01-16T17:31:17Z
Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act or the PLAN for Broadband Act
This bill directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to improve the coordination and management of federally supported programs for expanding access to and adoption of broadband internet.
The Government Accountability Office must study the effectiveness of the strategy and its implementation and make recommendations for improvement.

PLAN for Broadband Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

PLAN for Broadband Act
2024-12-20T02:23:17Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
103

Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act
2024-12-20T02:23:17Z
S
Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Display Title
45

PLAN for Broadband Act
2024-12-18T12:03:17Z
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes.
2024-08-01T10:56:53Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

PLAN for Broadband Act
2024-05-24T13:37:50Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act
2024-05-24T13:37:50Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Reported to Senate
2024-12-17T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s2238rs/xml/BILLS-118s2238rs.xml
- Introduced in Senate
2023-07-11T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s2238is/xml/BILLS-118s2238is.xml
2024-12-17
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
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