Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-03-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-04 (00)
Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021
This bill provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.
Cosponsors (20)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Economic performance and conditions
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Small business
- Telecommunication rates and fees
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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