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Hearing Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 21 transcript matches
HOUCHIN, ERIN "Robocall Elimination Act, as well as the QUIET Act, and I look forward to seeing more activity on this topic. Lord knows we could all use quieter phones, less scam texts, and less scam calls. But on broadband, I'm pleased to see that HR 4950, the Data Bridge Act, is included in today's hearing. I want to thank my colleague, Ms. Kelly, for co-leading the bill with me, and Mr. Soto and Mr. Landsman for their support as co-sponsors. The FCC keeps a national broadband map that shows where internet service is available, and the federal government uses it to decide where to send broadband funding...."
CRS Report
FCC’s National Broadband Map: Implications for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Resources · Dec 27, 2022
Access to high-speed internet (i.e., broadband) has been a focus of congressional interest for decades as a significant—and growing—number of daily activities are conducted online. Some areas of the...
CRS Report
Broadband Data and Mapping: Background and Issues for the 117th Congress
Reports · May 19, 2021
Access to high-speed internet service, also known as broadband, is increasingly important in the 21st century, as more aspects of everyday life, such as job applications, bank transactions, and...
CRS Report
The Persistent Digital Divide: Selected Broadband Deployment Issues and Policy Considerations
Reports · Apr 18, 2023
Access to high-speed internet—known as broadband—has become a topic of increasing significance over the past few decades, with extra urgency in recent years due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 3, 2026 · Request transcript
CRS Report
State Broadband Initiatives: Selected State and Local Approaches as Potential Models for Federal Initiatives to Address the Digital Divide
Reports · Apr 6, 2020
Access to high-speed internet, known as broadband, is becoming increasingly essential to daily life as more applications and activities move online. This has become particularly apparent during the...
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Robocall Elimination Act, as well as the QUIET Act, and I look forward to seeing more activity on this topic. Lord knows we could all use quieter phones, less scam texts, and less scam calls. But on broadband, I'm pleased to see that HR 4950, the Data Bridge Act, is included in today's hearing. I want to thank my colleague, Ms. Kelly, for co-leading the bill with me, and Mr. Soto and Mr. Landsman for their support as co-sponsors. The FCC keeps a national broadband map that shows where internet..."
CRS Report
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund: Requirements and Selected Policy Issues
Reports · Aug 28, 2020
Broadband internet has become increasingly important in the 21st century, as more and more aspects of everyday life, such as job applications and homework assignments, require the use of digital...
CRS Report
The Broadband Digital Divide: What Comes Next for Congress?
Resources · Jan 31, 2022
As classrooms, workplaces, and social activities migrated online during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the digital divide—the gap between those who have access to broadband...
CRS Report
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Considerations
Resources · Jun 15, 2023
Congress appropriated $42.45 billion to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to administer the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program established...
Testimony KELLY, ROBIN L.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"If our maps fail to identify agricultural areas, we risk overlooking farmers who depend on reliable connectivity to support food production and drive innovation. This legislation simply gives policymakers better information by incorporating USDA-cultivated land maps into broadband maps so that broadband investments can be targeted where they are needed most. Improvements to the national broadband map will lead to better decisions, better stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and ultimately better..."
CRS Report
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Current Roles and Programs
Reports · Apr 20, 2022
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an executive branch agency within the Department of Commerce, plays a leading role in spectrum management, federal broadband...
CRS Report
Fixed Technologies Used to Deliver Broadband Service: A Primer and Considerations for Congress
Resources · Jun 30, 2023
Broadband—in general—refers to technologies that are capable of delivering high-speed internet service. Internet service providers (ISPs) use various technologies to deploy broadband infrastructure,...
Hearing Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
PFLUGER, AUGUST "One of our top legislative priorities is the Protocol Act, which would consolidate the FCC's broadband maps and NTIA's data into a single and consistent and reliable source. The bill would also require other federal broadband agencies to use this unified"
Hearing Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on evaluating progress, ensuring accountability and results.
senate Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation · Dec 17, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MORAN, JERRY "Across Kansas, local broadcasters are hugely important and provide the news, the weather, the sports, and we need to make certain that their viability is enhanced by ownership rules that the commission has talked about and considering. I also want to highlight broadband mapping. Seems like deja vu, a conversation we've had since 2017 when the maps were first"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MORAN, JERRY "And we need to make certain that their viability is enhanced by ownership rules that the commission has talked about and considering. I also want to highlight broadband mapping. Seems like deja vu, a conversation we've had since"
CRS Report
5G Fund for Rural America: Current Status and Issues
Resources · Nov 13, 2023
On October 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund). The FCC directed that $9 billion over the next 10 years from the Universal Service...
CRS Report
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58): Summary of the Broadband Provisions in Division F
Reports · Nov 16, 2021
Division F of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) creates or modifies grant programs to try to address the digital divide and establishes or modifies reporting requirements. The...
CRS Report
Broadband Deployment: Status and Federal Programs
Resources · Jun 6, 2019
Broadband—whether delivered via fiber, cable modem, mobile or fixed wireless, copper wire, or satellite—is increasingly the technology underlying telecommunications services such as voice, video, and...
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
FISCHER, DEB "I know NTIA has received a lot of volume of feedback on that. As NTIA continues to implement the bead program, one of my foremost priorities is to ensure that every dollar spent on broadband deployment is going to be maximized, and to that end, I secured a provision in the law that authorized the bead program that would require the FCC to create and continually refresh a mapping tool, the broadband funding map, to maximize responsible use of those federal dollars, and since I authored report language and appropriations bills also that directs them to do that, how are the Department of..."
CRS Report
Federal Broadband Data Sources: Frequently Asked Questions
Reports · Apr 22, 2022
This report provides an overview of select federal broadband data sources and answers frequently asked congressional questions concerning these sources. The answers to frequently asked questions...
CRS Report
Farm Bill Primer: Rural Broadband Provisions
InFocus · Jun 18, 2026
Since 2002, Congress has included provisions addressing rural broadband (i.e., high-speed internet access) in the rural development title of farm bills. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018...
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"data to the FCC for maps? So should the FCC's broadband map be the unified source of truth for federal broadband decisions on these"
CRS Report
The Digital Divide: What Is It, Where Is It, and Federal Assistance Programs
Reports · Mar 9, 2021
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began to unfold, many federal, local, and state governments, in addition to large and small businesses, implemented remote working or distance...
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"affordable broadband for every American, and secure networks people can trust. Reliable communications connect students to classrooms, patients to health care, and communities to life-saving emergency services. In the Sacramento region, we see both the promise of connectivity and the consequences when it falls short. A family can live only 20 minutes from downtown Sacramento and still lack the connection needed for work, telehealth, and online learning. And for families in the California Delta,..."
Testimony JOYCE, JOHN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"examining the unique roles and needs of our rural communities and diligently working to solve these problems. But there's still work to be done and there's still broadband to deploy. Having reliable data to drive that deployment is necessary as we seek to ensure universal broadband availability for each and every American. Accurate broadband mapping is critical to the efficient use of taxpayer dollars for the administration of federal broadband programs that aim to deliver necessary..."
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"and align these programs, and I am pleased we're considering legislation to do that. One helpful development in our efforts to deploy broadband is the FCC's broadband map. Although not perfect, this map has significantly improved our ability to identify who has broadband and who does not. We can improve this map, and today we're considering a bill that will help us identify agriculture areas so we can ensure farmers have the connectivity they need for things like precision agriculture and other..."
Testimony SOTO, DARREN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"We need to boost domestic production and make sure that these are trustworthy machines. Everybody wants a better cell phone service and internet connections, and so I know that when we're dealing with the AI telecom network bill, that's going to be important. I'm particularly excited about the Data Bridge Act, adding agriculture areas to national broadband maps. Proud to represent cattle and citrus"
Testimony SOTO, DARREN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"They're tracking livestock, receiving and analyzing large amounts of data to improve yields, and so that connectivity is so important. First, Mr. Von Ah, in relation to the Data Bridge Act, I got to ask, why were ag areas not included in the original national broadband map? Do you happen to know? Sure, and when a lot of these farms and ranchers, they're so vast that they're going to need different stations for both internet connections and for"
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"the through line today with this hearing is clear. The federal government works best when it's coordinated and working from good information. The Data Bridge Act delivers on that by providing a more complete broadband map built from the data the government already collects at no new cost. I urge my colleagues to support HR 4950 as it moves through the committee process. I thank the witnesses. Thank you, Mr. Vanna, and I yield"
Testimony JOYCE, JOHN
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Led by Congresswoman Houchen, who just spoke to HR 4950, the Data Bridge Act seeks to improve the FCC's existing national broadband map to include a layer specifically for agricultural areas. Representing rural Pennsylvania, I am grateful to Congresswoman Houchen for leading this legislative effort, and I'm proud to join in and co-sponsor that legislation. Mr. Vaughan-Ah, in your opinion, how would this mapping addition create the opportunity for more federal grant dollars to reach these areas..."
Testimony PFLUGER, AUGUST
Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"One of our top legislative priorities is the Protocol Act, which would consolidate the FCC's broadband maps and NTIA's data into a single and consistent and reliable source. The bill would also require other federal broadband agencies to use this unified"
Testimony MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER L.
Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"because Congress created this historic investment to connect everyone with affordable, reliable, high-speed internet service. And as we both agreed, this funding is necessary because the locations left unconnected are among the most expensive to connect and NTIA plays a critical role in connecting them. I want to turn to broadband mapping. Now, I know there's been a lot of discussion around why it took BEAD so long, but would you agree that the first step was we needed to know where current..."
Testimony FISCHER, DEB
Business meeting to consider S.1682, to direct the Consumer Product Sa...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Over that time, you've been at the center of some of the most complex and consequential issues this committee handles. Broadband mapping, dark patterns, spectrum policy, and USF reform. And across all of it, you've brought the same rare combination, precision,"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on eval...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"Across Kansas, local broadcasters are hugely important and provide the news, the weather, the sports, and we need to make certain that their viability is enhanced by ownership rules that the commission has talked about and considering. I also want to highlight broadband mapping. Seems like deja vu, a conversation we've had since 2017 when the maps were first"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on eval...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"More than five years ago, Congress passed and the president signed the Broadband Data Act, which required the FCC to update its approach to broadband data collection, verification, reporting. I appreciate the FCC's work to implement that legislation, including operationalizing the broadband data collection platform, the broadband serviceable location fabric, and the national broadband map. But I notice when I'm ever going to, if it's on the occasion I get a compliment, it's usually followed by..."
Testimony BRENDAN CARR
Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on eval...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"And we had a multi-billion dollar effort to close the divide, but Napakiak was not even on the national broadband map. The FCC acted, and Commerce Department back then, the Biden years, acted like it didn't even"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"And we need to make certain that their viability is enhanced by ownership rules that the commission has talked about and considering. I also want to highlight broadband mapping. Seems like deja vu, a conversation we've had since"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"More than five years ago, Congress passed and the president signed the Broadband Data Act, which required the FCC to update its approach to broadband data collection, verification, reporting. I appreciate the FCC's work to implement that legislation, including operationalizing the broadband data collection platform, the broadband serviceable location fabric, and the national broadband map. But I notice when I'm ever going to, if it's on the occasion I get a compliment, it's usually followed by..."
Testimony BRENDAN CARR
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"And we had a multi-billion dollar effort to close the divide, but Napakiak was not even on the national broadband map. The FCC acted, and Commerce Department back then, the Biden years, acted like it didn't even"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1682, to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for certain...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
FISCHER, DEB "Over that time, you've been at the center of some of the most complex and consequential issues this committee handles. Broadband mapping, dark patterns, spectrum policy, and USF reform. And across all of it, you've brought the same rare combination, precision,"
Testimony FISCHER, DEB
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I know NTIA has received a lot of volume of feedback on that. As NTIA continues to implement the bead program, one of my foremost priorities is to ensure that every dollar spent on broadband deployment is going to be maximized, and to that end, I secured a provision in the law that authorized the bead program that would require the FCC to create and continually refresh a mapping tool, the broadband funding map, to maximize responsible use of those federal dollars, and since I authored report..."
Testimony ANDREW VON AH
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Ensuring funding is targeted to areas of greatest need also requires accurate data on where broadband is available and where it is lacking. The Data Bridge Act being discussed today also directs FCC to further refine its maps to identify rural and geographically essential areas where broadband deployment may be prioritized. Our work has highlighted the importance of accurate maps in agency coordination efforts and in the targeting of federal"
Testimony ANDREW VON AH
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So we would like to see sort of, you know, what happens next with federal agency coordination in those areas. They were included in the sense that if there's a broadband serviceable location, it would be included in the map. So for example, if there was a farmhouse, that would be a broadband serviceable location, but it wouldn't necessarily show the entire area that might need broadband"
Testimony KELLY, ROBIN L.
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. As farms increasingly rely on precision agriculture, connected equipment, and real-time data, what are the potential consequences to federal broadband funding if these agricultural areas continue to be underrepresented in our mapping efforts? That affects our farmers and economic"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"followed the FCC maps and ran a challenge process, which was critical to preventing overbuilding in the BEAD program, and we continue to work with the FCC on ways to ensure that the maps reflect the reality on the ground. That was evident also in our work to conduct oversight over D.C.'s broadband proposal, which would have directed BEAD funding to locations that either weren't broadband serviceable or already had broadband. So, you know, conducting oversight and really looking, drilling down..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 276 must be drafted to the amendment in the...
house Natural Resources Committee · Apr 9, 2025 · Request transcript