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HR 6723 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Telecommunication rates and fees

Universal Broadband Act of 2020

Introduced: May 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Broadband Act of 2020

This bill expands universal service support, through which the federal government promotes telecommunications service nationwide, to include support for broadband internet access services.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 3
Keller, Fred
· Oct 2, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 26, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 5, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 5, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 5, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 5, 2020
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 5, 2020
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 5, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6723: Universal Broadband Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6723/
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"H.R. 6723: Universal Broadband Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6723/.
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H.R. 6723, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6723/.
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