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S3565Referred to Committee

SUCCESS for BEAD Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-18
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Roger F. Wicker
Roger F. Wicker
Republican · MS · Senator
Votes with party: 35.8% (313 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000437

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)Original· 2025-12-18

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2025-12-18

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill aims to improve the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, which provides funding to expand high-speed internet access to underserved areas across the country. The legislation likely seeks to streamline how states and communities receive and use these grants to build broadband infrastructure, potentially making it easier for rural and low-income areas to get connected to reliable internet service. The changes would affect broadband providers, state governments, and millions of Americans currently lacking adequate internet access.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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