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Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Introduced: July 1, 2021 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Jul 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for ports in rural areas.

In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.

What's happening now August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4329: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4329/
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"H.R. 4329: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4329/.
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H.R. 4329, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4329/.
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