HR 5496 111th Congress House

To repeal the public telecommunications facilities assistance program.

Introduced: June 9, 2010 See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

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Jun 9, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Latest action June 9, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal provisions relating to assistance for the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities, including regarding grants for such facilities and a requirement to develop a related long term plan.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5496: To repeal the public telecommunications facilities assistance program.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5496/

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H.R. 5496, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5496/.

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