Senate Likely to Begin Votes Thursday Night on Some COVID-19 Connectivity Aid Clawbacks
The Senate appeared likely to begin votes as soon as Thursday night on the House-passed Fiscal Responsibility Act debt limit measure (HR-3746), which includes language that would rescind “unobligated” COVID-19 emergency funding for the FCC and Agriculture Department Rural Utilities…
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Service’s Distance Learning, Telemedicine and Broadband Program enacted as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (see 2305300071). The Cares Act originally allocated $200 million in emergency funding to the FCC and $25 million for the RUS program (see 2003270058). The House passed HR-3746 314-117 Wednesday.