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: March 16, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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