HR 2669
107th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Cable television
Communication satellites
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to rural areas
Government lending
Housing and Community Development
Internet
Space activities
Telephone
Television relay systems
Wireless communication
Rural Telecommunications Enhancement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 6, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jul 27, 2001
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.
Jul 27, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Telecommunications Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans and grants to eligible (non-federal public or private) entities to finance the improvement, expansion, construction, acquisition, and operation of facilities to furnish or improve broadband transmission service in rural areas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.