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HR 1904 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Treasury Government lending and loan guarantees Housing and community development funding Housing for the elderly and disabled Income tax credits Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing Public utilities and utility rates Residential rehabilitation and home repair Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees

Broadband Justice Act of 2021

Introduced: April 8, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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Broadband Justice Act of 2021

This bill includes broadband high-speed internet service as a utility subsidized by federally assisted housing programs through utility allowances.

The bill also establishes grants and loans for housing providers, public housing agencies, and other public entities to provide access to broadband high-speed internet service to residents of federally assisted housing through the installation of such service and other infrastructure improvements.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 23
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 15, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 15, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 15, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 8, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 8, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 8, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 8, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Apr 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 8, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 8, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1904: Broadband Justice Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1904/
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"H.R. 1904: Broadband Justice Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1904/.
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H.R. 1904, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1904/.
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