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HR 4287 115th Congress House

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017

Official title: To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 7, 2017 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available secured loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for projects to construct and deploy broadband infrastructure to provide or improve access to Internet service for consumers in certain areas and to specified entities.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 7, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 7, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 7, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 7, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Nov 7, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4287: Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4287/
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"H.R. 4287: Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4287/.
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H.R. 4287, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4287/.
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