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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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