Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
USA119th CongressHR-2474| House
| Updated: 3/25/2026
David J. Taylor
Republican Representative
Ohio
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
The "Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act" directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive study on the Appalachian Regional Commission's capacity to incorporate low-orbit satellites into its broadband initiatives. This study, mandated within 90 days of the bill's enactment, must be submitted to Congress and include several key components. Specifically, it requires a review of the capacity of low-orbit satellite services for business purposes and an evaluation of economic development growth in regions that have already adopted these satellites for businesses. Furthermore, the Comptroller General will analyze the cost-effectiveness of deploying broadband satellites to foster economic development within the Appalachian region.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2647-2648)
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2647-2648)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentSpacecraft and satellites
Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
USA119th CongressHR-2474| House
| Updated: 3/25/2026
The "Expanding Appalachia's Broadband Access Act" directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive study on the Appalachian Regional Commission's capacity to incorporate low-orbit satellites into its broadband initiatives. This study, mandated within 90 days of the bill's enactment, must be submitted to Congress and include several key components. Specifically, it requires a review of the capacity of low-orbit satellite services for business purposes and an evaluation of economic development growth in regions that have already adopted these satellites for businesses. Furthermore, the Comptroller General will analyze the cost-effectiveness of deploying broadband satellites to foster economic development within the Appalachian region.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2647-2648)
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2647-2648)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
David J. Taylor
Republican Representative
Ohio
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaRural conditions and developmentSpacecraft and satellites