118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5886 — Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023

“To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, SNAP participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs of the Commission, and for other purposes.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced Oct 3, 2023

Last action Nov 3, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Oct 3, 2023

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Referred

Nov 3, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes grant programs to facilitate enrollment in the Lifeline program and the Affordable Connectivity Program. (These programs subsidize telecommunications services for eligible, low-income individuals and households.) Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award competitive grants to states, territories, or tribes for informing Medicaid enrollees, recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and other low-income individuals about their potential eligibility for the programs. The FCC must also award grants to states, territories, and tribes to facilitate data sharing for verifying eligibility for the programs. Recipients must use...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Nov 3, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Oct 3, 2023

Introduced in House