United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1631 (117th)
Community Broadband Act of 2021
Introduced
8 March 2021
Last action
11 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
Sponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
8 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
11 May 2021
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Community Broadband Act of 2023
- related to ← Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
- related to ← LIFT America Act
- related to ← Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
- related to ← Community Broadband Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1631
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1631
- us · 117-hr-1631 · source updated 7 April 2025