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Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

Introduced: May 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

This bill establishes the Office of Rural Telecommunications to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to measure broadband adoption rates in rural areas.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2601: Office of Rural Telecommunications Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2601/
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"H.R. 2601: Office of Rural Telecommunications Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2601/.
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H.R. 2601, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2601/.
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[H.R. 2601: Office of Rural Telecommunications Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2601/)
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