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Broadband Buildout Accountability Act This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.
Action Timeline
2025-02-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-25
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.713 pass?
S.713 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 37%.
What does S.713 do?
Broadband Buildout Accountability Act This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.
Who sponsored S.713?
S.713 was sponsored by Rick Scott (R-Florida).
Full Bill Text
119 S713 IS: Broadband Buildout Accountability Act U.S. Senate 2025-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 713 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act . 2. Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2) ) is amended by inserting after Act’) the following: , except for section 552 of that title (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ) .
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