Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

Summary

Office of Rural Telecommunications Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, whose duties shall include: coordinating with the Rural Utilities Service and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the success of initiatives and programs, coordinating with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain information regarding Connect American Fund programs that deploy rural broadband, coordinating with agencies to remove barriers to rural broadband deployment, and measuring broadband adoption rates in rural areas.

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Timeline

1. 12 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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2. 12 April 2018

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 April 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 April 2018 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 April 2018

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Sponsors

• COLLIN PETERSON · D · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• Timothy Walz · D · Cosponsor
• RICHARD NOLAN · D · Cosponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Office of Rural Telecommunications Act
• related to ← Office of Rural Broadband Act