HR 7060
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022
Introduced: March 11, 2022
Introduced by:
Johnson, Dusty
Republican
· South Dakota
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 11, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 11, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Connect Unserved Americans Act of 2022
This bill modifies administration of and requirements for broadband deployment programs.
Specifically, it requires the Department of the Treasury to participate in interagency activities to coordinate federally supported broadband deployment.
The bill also increases the percentage (from 50% to 80%) of rural households that a project must serve in order to receive a grant or a loan to expand access to broadband for distance learning and telemedicine in rural areas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.