The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2024
S 275

Sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito (R)

Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024

Would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to vet broadband funding applicants before awarding high-cost rural network money.

Tradeoff

Would have required applicants to prove they can build and run the network before getting funding. Would have set fines of at least $9,000 per violation for defaults made before approval.

What's in it

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The Senate passed this bill by on September 25, 2024. The House never voted on it before the 118th Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 7, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Feb 7, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 31, 2024)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 25, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Sep 27, 2024)