Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1685

Broadband Adoption Act of 2013

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Introduced
Apr 23, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest Action
Apr 26, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]

Democrat·CA-6
Bioguide ID: M001163
First Name: Doris
Middle Name: O.
Last Name: Matsui
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,685
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 23, 2013
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Is Law
No
Apr 26, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Source: House committee actions

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Apr 23, 20130

Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support for broadband under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program to enable qualifying low-income customers residing in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband service at reduced charges by reimbursing providers who elect to participate in the program for each such customer served.

Establishes a program model under which qualifying individuals may elect to apply support from the Lifeline program to basic telephone service, voice telephony service, or broadband service, whether each service is purchased stand-alone or in a bundle.

Authorizes the FCC to determine whether state matching funds may be provided as a condition of eligibility for low-income households within such state.

Requires the program to be technology neutral to promote competition from service providers.

Requires a broadband service provider that is not an eligible telecommunications carrier to obtain FCC authorization to participate in the program.

Directs the FCC to: (1) adopt regulations to prevent duplicative Lifeline subsidies from being awarded to an individual eligible household, and (2) establish a national database to determine consumer eligibility. Limits qualifying individuals to only one Lifeline program support amount per eligible household.

Energy and Commerce Committee

House· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Licensing and registrationsTelecommunication rates and feesTelephone and wireless communication

Introduced in House

Apr 23, 2013

Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 — Informed