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S. 3439: Federal Wi-Net Act

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S. 3439: Federal Wi-Net Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-07-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Federal Wi-Net Act

Plain summary

Federal Wi-Net Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: (1) install Wi-Fi hotspots (areas where the public can access a wireless Internet connection) in all publicly accessible federal buildings constructed after enactment of this Act; (2) allow for the installation of wireless neutral host systems (small cellular communications base stations for improved cellular coverage within a building) by any eligible carriers upon request in all publicly accessible federal buildings; and (3) by December 31, 2015, retrofit all federal buildings constructed prior to enactment of this Act. Makes specified amounts available from the Federal Buildings Fund to carry out this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Federal Wi-Net Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s3439 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112