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HRES 690 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards.

Introduced: January 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesInfrastructure developmentPerformance measurementTelephone and wireless communication
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jan 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 11, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that no federal funds should be used to fund broadband facilities in areas where another broadband service provider: (1) is offering service that meets the minimum standards of the Federal Communications Commission, or (2) is leveraging federal program funds to deploy networks and offer broadband service that will meet the minimum standards of such program.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 690: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-690/
MLA
"H. Res. 690: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-690/.
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H. Res. 690, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-690/.
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[H. Res. 690: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no Federal funds granted, awarded, or loaned pursuant to any legislation, infrastructure-specific or otherwise, should be used to fund the construction, improvement, or acquisition of broadband facilities or service in areas where there is an existing broadband provider that meets certain minimum standards.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-690/)
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