HR 2035
110th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadband
Economics and Public Finance
Federally-guaranteed loans
Government lending
Housing and Community Development
Rural Broadband Improvement Act
Introduced: April 25, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
May 4, 2007
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Apr 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Apr 26, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E865)
Apr 25, 2007
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.
Apr 25, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Broadband Improvement Act - Amends provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 relating to loans and loan guarantees for the provision of broadband service in eligible rural communities to revise the definition of "eligible rural communities." Regulates the amount of a loan or loan guarantee. Requires full repayment of a loan or loan guarantee if a project is not entirely completed within 3 years.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.