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Community Broadband Act of 2021

Introduced: April 29, 2021 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Broadband Act of 2021

This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

What's happening now April 29, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1631 Related bill Community Broadband Act of 2021
  • HR 1783 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • HR 1848 Related bill LIFT America Act
  • S 745 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Independent 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2021
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 29, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 29, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2021
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 29, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1460: Community Broadband Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1460/
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"S. 1460: Community Broadband Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1460/.
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S. 1460, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1460/.
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