119 HR 278
BROADBAND Leadership Act
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-01-09
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Elizabeth I 1558-1603
Elizabeth I governed by prolonged ambiguity — refusing to commit to a definitive course of action until the cost of commitment fell below the cost of delay. Republican House leadership is deploying a structurally identical strategy on the War Powers resolutions: the UC agreement on 119hconres75 creates the appearance of openness while the scheduling trigger remains firmly in majority hands. The queen never said no; she said 'not yet.' House Republicans are saying precisely that on Iran war authority, and the strategy is working — Democrats are expending legislative credibility on vehicles that cannot move while the majority preserves optionality at zero cost.
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Congressional Bills S. 98 and S. 1020 Signed into Law
On Monday, May 11, 2026, the President signed into law: S. 98, the “Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025,” which requires the Federal Communications Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a vetting process for applicants for high-cost universal service prog
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Veteran Affairs: Acquisition Reorganization Should Reflect Leading Practices
What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has long encountered challenges in executing and managing its acquisitions. For example, a 2015 independent review identified VA’s supply chain management as unduly complex and duplicative. VA acquisition management has been
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@misc{apprised_119_hr_278_broadband_leadership_act,
title = {119 HR 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act},
publisher = {Apprised.news},
url = {https://apprised.news/bill/119hr278},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-13}
}