To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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67 Cosponsors (35 Democrats, 32 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“E&C Leaders Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Broadband Mapping Bill”
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Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA2, 2007-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 3, 2020
“Griffith-Cosponsored Broadband Legislation Passes House of Representatives”
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Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA9]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 16, 2019
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - December 20, 2019”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Dec 23, 2019
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History
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Sep 6, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 11, 2019
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Considered by Communications and Technology
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Nov 14, 2019
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Considered by Communications and Technology
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Nov 19, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Nov 20, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 16, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 16, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Dec 19, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Mar 3, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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Mar 10, 2020
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Mar 23, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 4229 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4229. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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