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Education and ScienceH.R. 2474Comments

Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act

Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to include low-orbit satellites in broadband projects, and for other purposes.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s capability to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. Specifically, the study must review and analyze the capacity and cost-effectiveness of using satellite broadband service for business purposes and economic development.

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Timeline

  1. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. House floor actionsMr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Passed the House
  4. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.
  5. House committee actionsSubcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
  6. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  7. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  8. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  9. Introduced
  10. Committee

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