HR 827
118th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Home Internet Accessibility Act
Introduced: February 2, 2023
Introduced by:
Williams, Nikema
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Home Internet Accessibility Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on broadband internet capacity in housing that is supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Department of Agriculture.
In its report, the GAO must identify such housing that lacks broadband capacity and estimate the costs and time frame necessary to provide broadband capacity in such housing.
Additionally, HUD must develop a plan for retrofitting such housing to provide the capacity for broadband internet.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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