HR 4329
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Agricultural practices and innovations
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
Introduced: July 1, 2021
Introduced by:
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Democratic
· Virgin Islands
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.