Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

United States116th CongressHR-5486House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 13, 2020

Summary

Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland. In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.

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S-2385: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  1. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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