Bennet Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Taxation of Broadband Grants

Legislation Would Encourage Broadband Deployment By Preventing Grants From Being Considered Taxable Income

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in reintroducing the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) — legislation that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that funding for broadband deployment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will not be considered taxable income.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Secure Access for Essential Reproductive (SAFER) Health Act, which would expand patient privacy protections by strengthening the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to prohibit medical providers from disclosing personal health information related to abortion or pregnancy loss without patient consent.

Bennet, Polis, Hickenlooper, Neguse Urge USDA, USFS to Distribute Recovery Funding For East Troublesome and Cameron Peak Fires

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest Faces $228 Million Funding Shortfall As Recovery Efforts Continue Two Years Later

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore to distribute funding and resources to address post-fire recovery needs from the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires in Colorado.
On Sunday, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet delivered the keynote address at Silicon Flatirons, Colorado Law’s flagship conference in Boulder, Colorado. In his remarks, Bennet described the vast and unchecked power of Big Tech over American democracy and society and called for reasserting the public interest through common-sense rules and oversight.