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HR 2035 110th Congress House

Rural Broadband Improvement Act

Official title: To tailor the rural broadband program to better serve those living in rural areas.

Introduced: June 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications BroadbandEconomics and Public FinanceFederally-guaranteed loansGovernment lendingHousing and Community Development
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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 Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
May 4, 2007
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
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
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 Latest action May 4, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 5, 2007
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 5, 2007
Sali, Bill
· May 23, 2007
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 16, 2007
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 25, 2007
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 25, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2035: Rural Broadband Improvement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2035/
MLA
"H.R. 2035: Rural Broadband Improvement Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2035/.
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H.R. 2035, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2035/.
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[H.R. 2035: Rural Broadband Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2035/)
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