Senate Panel Sets June 12 Vote to Fund the ACP

The FCC ordered program administrators to stop taking new enrollees on Feb. 8.

Senate Panel Sets June 12 Vote to Fund the ACP
Screenshot of Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2024 – Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill have not given up on the Affordable Connectivity Program.

The Senate Commerce Committee announced last night that the panel plans to vote June 12 on a bill that includes $7 billion in new money for the ACP, which ran out of funding on May 31.

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