# 115-hr-4813: WIFI STUDy Act

115-hr-4813, WIFI STUDy Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4813
- Congress: 115
- Title: WIFI STUDy Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2018-01-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment Act or the WIFI STUDy Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study: (1) the role of unlicensed spectrum in the development of the proliferation of Internet-connected devices and in managing Internet protocol traffic on licensed wireless networks, (2) the economic benefits that WiFi provides in assisting with Internet traffic management, and (3) the potential avenues and barriers to broad deployment of gigabit WiFi service in spectrum bands below 6 gigahertz at a scale that allows for rapid expanded use of new consumer devices.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4813)

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- [115-hr-6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6759)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4813 (as of 2025-11-18).