Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018

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Introduced

15 March 2017

Last action

19 December 2018 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Summary

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 This bill requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects on the U.S. economy of the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet Protocol-based transmission services that enable users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics. In conducting the assessment, the BEA must: (1) consider employment, job creation, business headcount, online commerce, income, education and distance learning, telehealth, telework, agriculture, population growth and density, broadband speed, and geography; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and telecommunications infrastructure providers, and consumer and community organizations.

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Timeline

15 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2018
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
2 October 2018
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
Source: Calendars
2 October 2018
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-341.
Source: Committee
2 October 2018
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-341.
Source: Committee
13 December 2018
Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7621-7622; text: CR S7621-7622)
Source: Floor
13 December 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7621-7622; text: CR S7621-7622)
Source: Floor
17 December 2018
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
19 December 2018
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
19 December 2018
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/645
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