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Senate Bill 645
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018
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Passed Senate on Dec 13, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 15, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
645
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Republican
Dan Sullivan
Alaska
Republican
John Boozman
Arkansas
Independent
Angus King
Maine
Democrat
Al Franken
Minnesota
Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Democrat
Heidi Heitkamp
North Dakota
Republican
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 13, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7621-7622; text: CR S7621-7622)
Summary

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017

This bill requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects on the U.S. economy of the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet Protocol-based transmission services that enable users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics. In conducting the assessment, the BEA must: (1) consider employment, job creation, business headcount, online commerce, income, education and distance learning, telehealth, telework, agriculture, population growth and density, broadband speed, and geography; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and telecommunications infrastructure providers, and consumer and community organizations.

Text (3)
Engrossed in Senate
December 13, 2018
Reported to Senate
October 2, 2018
Introduced in Senate
March 15, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced in House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 5093
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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Actions (10)
12/19/2018
Held at the desk.
12/19/2018
Received in the House.
12/17/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/13/2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7621-7622; text: CR S7621-7622)
12/13/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7621-7622; text: CR S7621-7622)
10/02/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
10/02/2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-341.
06/27/2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
03/15/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
03/15/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:16 PM
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