S. 2418: Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-13 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

Plain summary

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking to establish a national standard for determining whether mobile broadband service in rural areas is reasonably comparable to the service provided in urban areas. The FCC shall gather data about the average signal strength and speed of mobile broadband service from the 20 most-populated urban areas. The service provided in rural areas shall be deemed reasonably comparable to urban areas if the average signal strength and speed meet or exceed the averages in the most-populated areas.

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Official text

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2418, Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 (2018-06-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2418.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2418 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115