Broadband Data and Mapping: Background and Issues for the 117th Congress

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R45962

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8

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Archived

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May 19, 2021

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Sep 2, 2026, 7:14 pm UTC

Authors: Colby Leigh Rachfal

Source topics: Telecommunications & Internet Policy

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Related federal bills

• HR 1044To create a task force at the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the policy and funding decisions of the Commission are informed by data collection and analysis required in title VIII of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.
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• HR 1218Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act
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• HR 1328To establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 1644To restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission.
  116th Congress
• HR 2643To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data.
  116th Congress
• HR 3055Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 4024To improve the collection and distribution of broadband availability data.
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• HR 4227To prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map.
  116th Congress
• S 842A bill to improve the mapping of wireless broadband coverage.
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• S 1522A bill to improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support the effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 2275A bill to improve the collection and distribution of broadband availability data.
  116th Congress
• HR 3278To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the establishment of a program to expand access to broadband.
  116th Congress
• HR 4283To require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment.
  116th Congress
• S 1046A bill to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 1294A bill to require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment.
  116th Congress
• S 198A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.
  117th Congress