Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

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D PlaskettSponsor

13 cosponsors · 11 D, 2 R

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

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 18, 2019

Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland.

In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Latest action (Jan 13, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 18, 2019

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

No recorded floor vote found.