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H.R. 4127 116th Congress House

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019

Official title: To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program.

Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2741 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act
  • HR 7302 Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • S 2344 Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 14
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 15, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 30, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 30, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 30, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 30, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 30, 2019
Loebsack, David
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 30, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 30, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4127: Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4127/
MLA
"H.R. 4127: Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4127/.
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H.R. 4127, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4127/.
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