SENATE 690118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.

NET Act

Last Action: 12/17/2024

Actions

2024-12-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.
2024-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2024-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2024-07-31Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2023-03-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2023-03-07Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-07 (00)

Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.

Cosponsors (3)

Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
Shelley Capito (R-WV)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Telephone and wireless communication

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