Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act

Summary

Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act This bill establishes measures related to expanding broadband infrastructure and access in unserved and underserved communities. The bill creates the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and it provides funding for programs that (1) promote digital equity and broadband capacity building, (2) provide discounts on broadband service for low-income consumers, and (3) subsidize internet services for schools and libraries. The bill establishes specified transparency requirements, such as making federal broadband data available to local governments. It also requires the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband access for unserved and underserved communities and make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for support under the E-Rate program.

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Timeline

1. 1 July 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 July 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 July 2020 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → ACCESS BROADBAND Act
• related to → To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.
• related to → Community Broadband Act of 2019
• related to → Connect America Act of 2019
• related to → Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020
• related to → Supporting Con­nec­tiv­ity for Higher Education Students in Need Act
• related to → Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020
• related to → A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.
• related to ← Ensuring Phone and Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2020

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