Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
USA116th CongressS-2385| Senate
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland. In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-5486Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Science, Technology, Communications
Agricultural practices and innovationsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFarmlandGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaNavigation, waterways, harborsRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and fees
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
USA116th CongressS-2385| Senate
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland. In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-5486Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural practices and innovationsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFarmlandGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaNavigation, waterways, harborsRural conditions and developmentTelecommunication rates and fees