S 1365 United States Senate · 117th Congress

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.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2021

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Introduced Apr 26, 2021 Last action Apr 26, 2021

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Apr 26, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Apr 26, 2021

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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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Catherine Cortez Masto