3.0.0 3024 2025-12-05T08:49:41Z 2025-12-05T08:49:41Z Senate S S 2023-10-04 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3024 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-10-04T20:18:39Z 118 5886 HR 2023-11-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Identical bill CRS 2023-10-04 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S4951-4952) IntroReferral 2023-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-10-04 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2023-10-04 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-10-04 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2023-10-04 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2023-10-04 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2023-10-04 True Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Food assistance and relief 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Government information and archives 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Medicaid 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Poverty and welfare assistance 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z State and local government operations 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Telecommunication rates and fees 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Telephone and wireless communication 2024-08-19T17:14:54Z Science, Technology, Communications 2023-10-17T15:45:15Z

00 2023-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2024-02-07T17:37:34Z <p><b>Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill establishes grant programs to facilitate enrollment in the Lifeline program and the Affordable Connectivity Program. (These programs subsidize telecommunications services for eligible, low-income individuals and households.) </p> <p>Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award competitive grants to states, territories, or tribes for informing Medicaid enrollees, recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and other low-income individuals about their potential eligibility for the programs.</p> <p>The FCC must also award grants to states, territories, and tribes to facilitate data sharing for verifying eligibility for the programs. Recipients must use the grants to establish or maintain connections between (1) their databases that contain information about residents who receive benefits administered by the recipient, and (2) the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (a centralized system that verifies and annually recertifies Lifeline applicants' eligibility for the program).</p>

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