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H.R. 4232 · 115th Congress

B-CROP Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

MPD PocanSponsor
10 cosponsors · 7 D, 3 R
CBD Bustos JHD Huffman HRR Rogers ESR Stefanik RND Nolan TOD O’Halleran CPD Pingree JPD Polis BOD O’Rourke STR Tipton

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act or the B-CROP Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 2, 2017

Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act or the B-CROP Act

This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas.

In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service.

USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that:

  • have fewer than 10,000 permanent residents,
  • are experiencing out-migration,
  • have a high percentage of low-income residents, and
  • are isolated from other significant population centers.

A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider.

USDA must: (1) provide technical assistance and training to entities that are eligible for the loans, loan guarantees, or grants; and (2) use a specified portion of the appropriations provided for the program for this purpose.

The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: B-CROP Act

Also known as: Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act

Latest action (Dec 5, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 2, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.