An omnibus bill that addressed broadband accessibility was signed into law on Dec. 28, 2020. The package garnered bipartisan support and legislation headed by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who serves as the co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus. The provisions include funding to support students with financial limitations in need of high-speed internet access â based off of Klobucharâs Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act â and funding to implement the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act, which aims to improve the Federal Communications Commissionâs broadband availability maps, according to a release. Access to high-speed internet is an issue that dominates conversation in rural Minnesota. Local legislators like Minnesota state Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-District 12) campaigned on the importance of rural broadband in 2020.