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S.1166: Internet Exchange and Submarine Cable Act of 2020
About This Bill
- Introduced April 11, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 15, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - Dec. 15, 2020
- Introduced in Senate - April 11, 2019
Bill Summary
Internet Exchange Act of 2019 This bill creates a grant program for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas. Further, the bill allows recipients of funding from the E-Rate and Telehealth programs to apply such funds to the procurement or maintenance of a connection to an internet...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 629.
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| Dec. 15, 2020 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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| Nov. 18, 2020 |
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| April 11, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| April 11, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) |