Last progress July 31, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 31, 2025 by Debra Fischer
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This bill aims to make the national Broadband Funding Map clearer, more accurate, and updated more often. It tells the Federal Communications Commission (working with the NTIA) to gather program data from federal agencies on a regular schedule, so tax dollars aren’t spent building new internet lines where other federal funds already paid for service. It also requires the FCC to ask the public and experts how to improve the map’s features, data quality, and ease of use, and to finish that review within a set timeline. The goal is to help communities see where money is going, avoid waste, and get broadband to the places that truly need it .
An independent watchdog (GAO) must study how well agencies are sharing data, whether the FCC has the tools it needs, and how coordination among agencies like the FCC, NTIA, USDA, HHS, Treasury, HUD, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services can be improved. The study is meant to spot best practices, fix gaps, and recommend ways to save taxpayer money while speeding internet buildouts to unserved areas .
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