118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2238 — PLAN for Broadband Act

“A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide, and for other purposes.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced Jul 11, 2023

Last action Dec 17, 2024

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jul 11, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jul 11, 2023

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Step 3

Committee

Jul 31, 2024

Reported out

Step 4

Senate

Dec 17, 2024

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to improve the coordination and management of federally supported programs for expanding access to and adoption of broadband internet. The Government Accountability Office must study the effectiveness of the strategy and its implementation and make recommendations for improvement.

Provisions · 6 sectionsReported to Senate

Timeline · 5 actions

Dec 17, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Dec 17, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.

Jul 31, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jul 11, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 11, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.