S. 608: Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021

Plain summary

Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021 This bill provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.

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Official text

Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · 29 cosponsors

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Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tina Smith (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Barrasso (R-WY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Boozman (R-AR), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s608.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s608 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117