Rural
The Farm Bill Fight That Will Shape Rural Broadband
Republicans were unable to move their bill forward. The measure will determine the future of the USDA’s ReConnect Broadband program.
Congress
Farm Bill Fails to Advance from Senate Agriculture Committee
Impasse leaves rural broadband provisions, including ReConnect reauthorization, on hold.
Funding
Senate Farm Bill Would Codify ReConnect Program
The House-passed USDA funding bill would provide $40 million for the program in FY27
Congress
Senate Committee Asks: Is Crypto a Commodity?
Discussion comes as House Republicans stall debate on three major crypto bills
Senate Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Tackles Question of Public Versus Private Auction of C-Band Spectrum
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 – A Senate Appropriations subcommittee focused questions at a Thursday hearing on the Federal Communication Commission’s spectrum auctions on the dynamics of a public versus private auction of the C-Band. Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman John Kennedy, R-La., expr
