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S 1695 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Infrastructure development Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act

Introduced: May 19, 2021 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 19, 2021
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Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects.

Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities.

Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3193 Identical bill E-BRIDGE Act
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 14, 2021
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1695: Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1695/
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"S. 1695: Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1695/.
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