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H.R. 8808 116th Congress House

EXTEND Act

Official title: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of payments received under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for grants for the deployment of infrastr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of payments received under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for grants for the deployment of infrastructure for the provision of broadband internet access service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 24, 2020 Introduced by: Robert B. Aderholt Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Latest action November 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enabling Extra Time to Extend Network Deployment Act or the EXTEND Act

This bill authorizes the use of payments received under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for grants for the deployment of infrastructure for the provision of broadband internet access service. Such grants must be awarded by December 31, 2021.

The bill sets forth limitations on the grants, including restrictions on using grants for infrastructure in areas that already have broadband service and a requirement that awards be made in a technologically neutral manner.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Dec 9, 2020
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Dec 2, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Nov 30, 2020
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 30, 2020
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 24, 2020
Johnson, Bill
· Nov 24, 2020
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 24, 2020
Rodgers, Cathy
· Nov 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8808: EXTEND Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8808/
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"H.R. 8808: EXTEND Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8808/.
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H.R. 8808, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8808/.
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[H.R. 8808: EXTEND Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8808/)
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