Senate Passes Bill Requiring Review of Broadband Funding Map

Measure would require FCC and GAO reviews of federal tool used to track broadband deployment spending.

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Review of Broadband Funding Map
Photo of Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., from YouTube.

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 – The Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday aimed at strengthening oversight of the government's broadband funding map.

The MAP for Broadband Funding Act, passed by voice vote, would require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a formal inquiry into the accuracy, functionality, and usability of the Broadband Funding Map, a tool created to track federally funded broadband deployment projects. 

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