S.1492: Broadband Data Improvement Act

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Broadband Data Improvement Act

A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.

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10/24/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Broadband Data Improvement Act -
(Sec. 3) Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to:
(1) revise the definitions of advanced telecommunications capability, or broadband;
(2) identify tiers of broadb... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt1189	Pass	An amendment to make technical and clarifying changes.
S.Amdt.5664	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.5665	Pass	To make technical and minor changes to the substitute amendment.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
May 24, 2007		September 26, 2008		September 29, 2008		October 10, 2008		October 10, 2008

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Enacted on Oct 10, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-385.
Signed on Oct 10, 2008.
Oct 02, 2008. Presented to President.
Oct 01, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 30, 2008: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2008: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Sep 30, 2008. Cleared for White House.
Passed without objection in the House on Sep 29, 2008. On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 29, 2008: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Sep 29, 2008: Mr. Markey asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 29, 2008: Considered by unanimous consent.
Passed without objection in the House on Sep 29, 2008. On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 27, 2008: Received in the House.
Sep 27, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 26, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Sep 26, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2008: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 16, 2008: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held.
Added to calendar on Oct 24, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441..
Oct 24, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-204.
Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
Added to calendar on Jul 19, 2007: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
May 24, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 24, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6860)
Introduced on May 24, 2007.

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October 26, 2008 Connecting to the world

Earlier this month, the Broadband Data Improvement Act, or S. 1492, was passed in the US Senate and House of Representatives. âThe bill was a very great ...

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Source: Times-West Virginian, WV

October 17, 2008 On Hate Speech, Internet Service Providers Exempt from First ...

In spite of the inclusion of an anti-child pornography provision in the recently passedBroadband Date Improvement Act, S. 1492, the bill does little to help ...

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Source: BroadbandCensus.com, DC

October 13, 2008 Schools soon required to teach web safety

...will guarantee that students are effectively protected. Therefore, we embrace wholeheartedly the thoughtful approach that S.1492 takes, particularly the flexibility that it affords districts on determining how best to educate students about staying safe

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January 05, 2009 Klobuchar to Obama: Broadband Investments Should be Part of ...

She cosponsored the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492), which was signed into law in October. The legislation will improve the quality of the data collected by the federal government on broadband services. ...

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Source: Red Rock On Air

January 02, 2009 BroadbandCensus.com

In particular, Congress should fully fund the Broadband Data Improvement Act, S. 1492, which passed last October without any appropriated or authorized funding levels. Prior to passage, an earlier version of the bill had included ...

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January 02, 2009 Senate Approves Broadband Data Bill Â« Blandin on Broadband

OK Iâm a little late on the uptake for this one but the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) passed in the Senate last week (September 26, 2008) in traduced by Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and others ...

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Broadband Data Improvement Act

A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.