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HR 6871 115th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication

Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018

Introduced: September 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 25, 2018
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Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a portion of the cost of a broadband project designed to expand the number of individuals with broadband service in a qualified rural census tract. A "qualified rural census tract" must be designated by the Department of the Treasury as: (1) being rural, and (2) having less than 50% of residents with access to broadband service.

What's happening now September 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Abraham, Ralph
· Sep 25, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Sep 25, 2018
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Sep 25, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6871: Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6871/
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"H.R. 6871: Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6871/.
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