Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
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Apr 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s capability to incorporate satellites in broadband projects. Specifically, the study must review and analyze the capacity and cost-effectiveness of using satellite broadband service for business purposes and economic development.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4459: Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4459/
"S. 4459: Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4459/.
S. 4459, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4459/.
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