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Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

USA119th CongressS-674| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (15)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by creating a new section, 139J, which would exclude certain qualified broadband grants from gross income . This exclusion applies to grants specifically made for the purposes of broadband deployment and digital equity initiatives, aiming to reduce the tax burden on entities receiving these funds. The legislation defines "qualified broadband grant" to include various federal programs, such as those under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Digital Equity programs, and middle mile grants established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as specific grants under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Additionally, the exclusion extends to grants from state, territorial, Tribal, or local governments, if funded by amounts from sections 602, 603, or 604 of the Social Security Act and designated for broadband infrastructure. A crucial provision, the denial of double benefit , ensures no deduction or credit can be claimed for expenditures covered by an excluded grant, and the adjusted basis of property must be reduced. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue necessary regulations, and these amendments apply to amounts received in taxable years ending after March 11, 2021.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5021
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-341
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1873
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5021
    Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-341
    Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1873
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

USA119th CongressS-674| Senate 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
This bill proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by creating a new section, 139J, which would exclude certain qualified broadband grants from gross income . This exclusion applies to grants specifically made for the purposes of broadband deployment and digital equity initiatives, aiming to reduce the tax burden on entities receiving these funds. The legislation defines "qualified broadband grant" to include various federal programs, such as those under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, Digital Equity programs, and middle mile grants established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as specific grants under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. Additionally, the exclusion extends to grants from state, territorial, Tribal, or local governments, if funded by amounts from sections 602, 603, or 604 of the Social Security Act and designated for broadband infrastructure. A crucial provision, the denial of double benefit , ensures no deduction or credit can be claimed for expenditures covered by an excluded grant, and the adjusted basis of property must be reduced. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue necessary regulations, and these amendments apply to amounts received in taxable years ending after March 11, 2021.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5021
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-341
Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 5, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1873
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5021
    Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-341
    Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act


  • February 20, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 20, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 5, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1873
    Introduced in House
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (15)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted