US Congress House Bill 6491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the non-federal share of a broadband project's cost.

E-BRIDGE Act Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act

Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-04-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-04-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-04-14	House	Introduced in House

SB3648 (Related) 2020-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6491/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6491/BILLS-116hr6491ih.pdf