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S 966 107th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Cable television Commerce Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to rural areas Government lending Housing and Community Development Internet Sparsely populated areas Telecommunication industry Television relay systems Wireless communication

Rural Broadband Enhancement Act

Introduced: May 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5695-5696)
May 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualifying project) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband telecommunications service in eligible rural communities (non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants). Prohibits any such loan or credit extension after September 20, 2006.
What's happening now May 25, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2038 Identical bill Rural Broadband Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 966: Rural Broadband Enhancement Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-966/
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"S. 966: Rural Broadband Enhancement Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-966/.
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S. 966, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-966/.
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