Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021
Summary
Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 22, 2021
Last action Jul 23, 2021
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Jul 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
lower
Jul 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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