HR 5486 · 116th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Introduced 2019-12-18· Sponsored by Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.(2020-01-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for small ports and projects on cropland or ranchland. In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.…

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Cosponsors (13)

11 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]FL
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL