H.Res. 1144: Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
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H.Res. 1144: Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-23 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
Plain summary
Broadband for All Resolution of 2020 This resolution recognizes that equal access to affordable and reliable broadband service for all Americans is a civil and human right that protects and promotes the fair, equal, and impartial treatment of all people. It also asserts that affordable broadband access enables the promotion and propagation of human rights, recognizes that this access promotes equal access for engagement in democracy, and reaffirms that the global and open nature of the internet is a driving force in progress toward development. Further, the resolution calls on the President to (1) preserve and build upon the technological leadership of the federal government and federal funding opportunities to provide all Americans with affordable broadband access, (2) ensure tribal sovereignty over access to electromagnetic spectrum on tribal lands, and (3) address the civil and human rights threats posed by a lack of affordable access to broadband in light of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 6 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres1144.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>
Record fed-us-cong116-hres1144 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116