Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Broadband2008-10-09T20:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4557Bill Enacted: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/1768752008-10-09T20:00:00Z
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.<br /><br />October 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-385. Bill Signed by President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/1768682008-10-09T20:00:00Z
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.<br /><br />October 09, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/1764282008-10-01T20:00:00Z
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.<br /><br />October 01, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: S.1492 Broadband Data Improvement Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/1762292008-09-29T20:00:00Z
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.<br /><br />September 29, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-30:/action/1688292008-08-30T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 30, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Enacted: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/1689542008-08-13T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-315. Bill Signed by President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/action/1689532008-08-13T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 13, 2008: Signed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/action/1689202008-08-05T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 05, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/1689022008-07-30T20:00:00Z
To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 30, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/1670192008-07-21T20:00:00Z
A bill to advance America's priorities.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/1589372008-05-21T20:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234. Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/1586262008-05-20T20:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 20, 2008: Vetoed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/1586252008-05-19T20:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 19, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/1575412008-05-14T20:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 14, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.339 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/1521152008-04-30T20:00:00Z
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5846 Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/action/1504692008-04-16T20:00:00Z
To require the Federal Communications Commission to auction spectrum for a free and open access broadband service.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5682 Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/1488142008-04-01T20:00:00Z
To improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-11:/action/1451262008-02-11T19:00:00Z
To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4835 Media Ownership Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-17:/action/1409312007-12-17T19:00:00Z
To promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4221 Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/1369732007-11-14T19:00:00Z
To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations.<br /><br />