HR 1631 · 117th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Community Broadband Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-03-08· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]· 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: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)(2021-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Broadband Act of 2021 This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.…

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Cosponsors (18)

18 Democrats
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]MA
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]OH