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US S979
US S979A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Tribal Entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
In Committee
03/25/2021
03/25/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to authorize additional funds for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, to provide grants to States and Trib- al entities to strengthen the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, to provide for Federal coordination between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes an additional $6 billion in funding for the Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, which was established under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. It also provides grants to states and tribal entities to establish a connection between their databases containing information on households receiving benefits from certain programs and the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier. This will allow the Lifeline program and the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to use the data from those state and tribal databases to verify eligibility. Additionally, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish an automated connection between the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier and the National Accuracy Clearinghouse for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (16)
Ron Wyden (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 03/25/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/979/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s979/BILLS-117s979is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s979/BILLS-117s979is.pdf.pdf |
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