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Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1515| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Margaret Wood Hassan

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-2418
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-2418
    Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018


  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1515| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2019
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a national standard—informed by data gathered on broadband service in the 20 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States—to determine whether the broadband service available in rural areas is reasonably comparable to that of urban areas.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-2418
Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-2418
    Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018


  • May 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Margaret Wood Hassan

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication