Support strong Net Neutrality protections; the implementation and expansion of the Border-to-Border statewide Broadband; treating all internet access and services in Minnesota as public utilities; and granting the State Public Utilities Commission authority to oversee the installation, operation, and regulation of a robust, statewide fiber-optic broadband network.
H.R. 6897 – Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020
Summary: This bill expands the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), to include certain newspaper publishers, radio stations, and television…
H. R. 7302, To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes.
Summary: To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. (Cosponsors) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig Cosponsored the bill on 06/18/20. STATUS: Introduced 06/24/20…
H. R. 4189, Homeland and Cyber Threat Act.
Summary: This bill allows claims in federal or state court against foreign states that conduct or participate in cyberattacks against U.S. nationals. (Cosponsors) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig Cosponsored the bill…
H. Res. 1009, Recognizing the threats to press freedom …following the killing of George Floyd
Full Title: H. Res. 1009, Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man,…
H. R. 6723, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the eligibility of broadband internet access services for Federal universal service support, and for other purposes.
Summary: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the eligibility of broadband internet access services for Federal universal service support, and for other purposes. (Cosponsors) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig…
H. R. 4283, Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019.
Summary: To require Federal agencies with jurisdiction over broadband deployment to enter into an interagency agreement related to certain types of funding for broadband deployment. (Cosponsors, Bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig…
H. R. 4194, National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019.
Summary: This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health crisis hotline. (Cosponsors, Partisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig…
H. R. 3975, Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act.
Summary: To amend the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act to modernize verification of contact lens prescriptions, and for other purposes. (Cosponsors Bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig Cosponsored the bill…
H. R. 2682, Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019
Summary: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming, and for other purposes. Cosponsors (Bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig cosponsored the…
H. Res. 540, Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street.
Summary: This resolution recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Sesame Street television program. Cosponsors (Bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig cosponsored the bill on 9/27/19. STATUS: Introduced 8/16/19 by Rep. Lowey, Nita…
H. R. Stop Vaping Ads Act of 2019.
Summary: To amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to extend the prohibition on electronic advertisements of cigarettes and little cigars to electronic nicotine delivery systems. Cosponsors (Partisan) ANGIE…
H. R. 2147, RURAL Act of 2019.
Summary: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies. Cosponsors…
H. R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019.
Summary: To improve broadband data collection, mapping, and validation to support the effective deployment of broadband services to all areas of the United States, and for other purposes. Cosponsors (Bipartisan) …
H. R. 2643, Broadband MAPS Act of 2019.
Summary:To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a challenge process to verify fixed and mobile broadband service coverage data. Cosponsors (Somewhat Bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig cosponsored…
H. R. 1328, Access Broadband Act
Summary: To establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, and for other purposes. Cosponsors (bipartisan) ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig cosponsored the bill on 4/10/19. “Broadband is critical to…
H. R. 530, Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019.
Summary: To provide that certain actions by the Federal Communications Commission shall have no force or effect. Actions by the Federal Communications Commission in “Accelerating Wireless and Wireline Broadband Deployment…
H. R. 1644, Net Neutrality
Full title: H. R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 Summary: To restore the open Internet order of the Federal Communications Commission. Cosponsors ANGIE CRAIG’S POSITION: Representative Craig cosponsored…