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- H.R.800
H.R.800: New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 1, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 24, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
20 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 1, 2017
Bill Summary
New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a rural broadband office within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and authorize new grants and loans for developing broadband in rural, underserved, and tribal areas. The bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives and the position of Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives to: administer all rural...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 24, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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| Feb. 3, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) |