United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1672 (117th)
Connect America Act of 2021
Introduced
9 March 2021
Last action
10 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sponsors
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Connect America Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved areas, areas with low-tier or mid-tier service, and unserved anchor institutions (e.g., schools or libraries). The program shall consist of both national systems of competitive bidding and grants of specified amounts to states. An area with low-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 25-100 megabits per second (mbps). An area with mid-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 100 mbps and 1 gigabit per second. Priority must be given to projects that would expand access to broadband service in areas where at least 90% of the population has no access to broadband service or to service with speeds of at least 25 mbps.
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Timeline
9 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
- related to ← Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1672
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1672
- us · 117-hr-1672 · source updated 7 April 2025