H.R.2569: Rural Broadband Deployment Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced June 5, 2007
  • Latest Major Action June 26, 2007

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 with respect to rural broadband access loan or loan guarantee eligibility to: (1) not require a market survey for an applicant who is projecting less than 15% penetration of households in a service area; and (2) replace the credit support requirement, including the cash on hand requirement, with a minimum 20% of loan equity position (10% in specified situations of a...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
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.
Referred to House Agriculture
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
June 5, 2007

Introduced in the House by Sam Graves (R-Mo.)

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