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HR 2661 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development

RURAL Broadband Act of 2019

Introduced: May 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
May 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband Act of 2019 or the RURAL Broadband Act of 2019

This bill restricts the use of broadband-deployment assistance awarded by the Department of Agriculture or the Federal Communications Commission for duplicative broadband-infrastructure projects.

What's happening now June 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2661: RURAL Broadband Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2661/
MLA
"H.R. 2661: RURAL Broadband Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2661/.
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H.R. 2661, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2661/.
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