{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-hickenlooper-peters-moran-cheer-unanimous-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-bill-to-boost-broadband-supply-chain", "Capito, Hickenlooper, Peters, Moran Cheer Unanimous Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Boost Broadband Supply Chain", "2025-11-06", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) celebrated Senate passage of their bipartisan Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make sure federal broadband programs stay on track. The bill passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday night and will need to pass the House of Representatives before being signed into law.\n\n\u201cIn order to effectively connect our communities, it\u2019s critical that our federal agencies work to address any potential problems that would slow or hinder this process of deployment. I\u2019m thrilled that the NET Act passed, bringing us closer to being able to monitor the supply chain so these crucial projects can be executed in a timely manner,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\n\u201cSupply chain disruptions hold back our efforts to connect every household to affordable, high-speed internet,\u201d Senator Hickenlooper said. \u201cSenate passage brings us a step closer to ensuring broadband projects from our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are completed on time.\u201d\n\n\u201cResilient, efficient supply chains are essential to keeping prices low and ensuring Americans can get the products they need, and that includes broadband internet,\u201d Senator Peters said. \u201cThis bipartisan bill would fortify the investments we made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand high-speed, affordable internet by identifying issues in the broadband supply chain early, before they impact American businesses, workers, and consumers. I\u2019ll continue to fight for high-speed internet access for all Michiganders.\u201d\n\n\u201cRural communities in Kansas and across the country rely heavily on access to high-speed internet,\u201d Senator Moran said. \u201cIn this digital age, the success of family farms, businesses and even health care in rural America can depend on reliable internet. Adding transparency to the supply chains that support broadband infrastructure projects will help speed up the rollout of programs designed to increase internet activity for rural communities. I\u2019m pleased by the passage of the NET Act in the Senate, and I urge the House of Representatives to approve this important legislation.\u201d\n\nPrevious supply chain disruptions have delayed broadband infrastructure projects. A lack of transparency into the health of the telecommunications supply chain may contribute to future equipment shortages as federal broadband programs prioritize high-speed, reliable, and accessible networks.\n\nThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invested billions to jumpstart broadband projects nationwide. This bill would help to identify supply chain issues earlier so they can be addressed with less impact on these ongoing projects.\n\nSpecifically, the bill would require the FCC\u2019s Communications Marketplace Report to describe to Congress the impact of supply chain disruptions on the timely completion or deployment of broadband infrastructure projects.\n\nFull text of the bill is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-hickenlooper-peters-moran-cheer-unanimous-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-bill-to-boost-broadband-supply-chain"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4495556242763996, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}