U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 979
S. 979
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 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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- Sponsor
- Ron WydenD-OR
- Introduced
- March 25, 2021, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (15)
15 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Richard J. DurbinD-IL
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NY
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Raphael G. WarnockD-GA