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Community Broadband Act of 2021

Introduced: March 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Broadband Act of 2021

This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

What's happening now May 11, 2021

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1783 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • S 745 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • HR 1848 Related bill LIFT America Act
  • S 1460 Related bill Community Broadband Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14
D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · May 13, 2022
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 25, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Apr 16, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 19, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 18, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 18, 2021
Demings, Val
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Mar 12, 2021
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 8, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 8, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1631: Community Broadband Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1631/
MLA
"H.R. 1631: Community Broadband Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1631/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1631, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1631/.
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[H.R. 1631: Community Broadband Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1631/)
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