Federal Funds For Rural Broadband Deployment
Summary
The bill requires the broadband deployment board, on or before January 1, 2019, to petition the federal communications commission (FCC) for a waiver from the FCC's rules prohibiting a state entity from applying for federal money earmarked for broadband deployment in remote areas of the nation through the remote areas fund created as part of the connect America fund established by the FCC. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 22, 2018
Signed Apr 2, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2018
How they voted
35–14
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Mar 21, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican23
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 2, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 21, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (35-14-3)
house
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BM
Barbara McLachlan
DDemocratic
P
Kerry Donovan
DDemocratic
P
Yeulin Willett
RRepublican
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