118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 922RURAL Broadband Act of 2023

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide requirements on the use of assistance for broadband deployment, and for other purposes.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Mar 9, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Mar 9, 2023
Agriculture · E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill restricts the use of Rural Utilities Service grants or loans to deploy broadband infrastructure that would overbuild or otherwise duplicate existing broadband networks.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.