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H.R. 4229 · 116th Congress

Broadband DATA Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

DLD LoebsackSponsor
67 cosponsors · 36 D, 31 R
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3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Sep 6, 2019
  2. House Passed Dec 16, 2019

Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Dec 16, 2019

Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the way broadband data is collected, verified, and reported.

Specifically, the FCC must collect and disseminate granular broadband service availability data (broadband maps) from wired, fixed-wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband providers. To do this, the FCC is required to establish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (a dataset of geocoded information for all broadband service locations, atop which broadband maps are overlaid) as the vehicle for reporting broadband service availability data.

Additionally, the FCC must put forth specified requirements for service availability data collected from broadband providers, and it must create a challenge process to enable the submission of independent data challenging the accuracy of FCC broadband maps.

The Government Accountability Office must report on identified locations where fixed broadband can be installed to improve the quality and completeness of data sources for the fabric.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Broadband DATA Act

Also known as: Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act

Latest action (Dec 17, 2019): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 6, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Sep 6, 2019
  2. House Passed Dec 16, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.