House Passes Moving Forward Act; Klobuchar Files Senate Version
The House passed the Democrats’ Moving Forward Act infrastructure legislative package Wednesday on a party-line 233-188 vote. HR-2 includes $100 billion in broadband and next-generation 911 funding. The connectivity money includes $9 billion for a Broadband Connectivity Fund to give…
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eligible households an “additional broadband benefit” and $5 billion for E-rate (see 2006180062). The House advanced 10 broadband amendments Tuesday on voice votes (see 2006300083). Commerce Committee Republicans again highlighted 26 broadband bills they proposed in June (see 2006250068) that they contend were ignored as Democrats crafted HR-2. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., led filing of a Senate version of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act. HR-7302 includes HR-2’s entire broadband section (see 2006240069). Senate Communications Subcommittee ranking member Brian Schatz of Hawaii and seven other Democrats co-sponsored the measure. “In 2020, we should be able to bring high-speed internet to every family in America -- regardless of their zip code,” Klobuchar said.