Senate Panel to Mark Up Broadband, Artificial Intelligence Bills
The GAO found that federal broadband efforts were 'fragmented and overlapping, with more than 133 funding programs administered by 15 agencies.'

The GAO found that federal broadband efforts were 'fragmented and overlapping, with more than 133 funding programs administered by 15 agencies.'
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2024 – A Senate panel is scheduled to meet Wednesday to vote on two broadband-related bills and a handful of bills dealing with artificial intelligence, including one criminalizing the use of AI to publish "revenge porn."
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is hoping to pass the PLAN for Broadband Act (S. 2238) and the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023 (S. 275) despite recent turmoil within the committee.
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