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H.R. 3916 (113th)

Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014

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Introduced

16 January 2014

Last action

16 January 2014 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Derek Kilmer, Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Subjects

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Source updated

12 August 2025

Summary

Promoting Rural Broadband Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when prescribing regulations concerning the competitive bidding system under which electromagnetic spectrum licenses are auctioned to qualified bidders, to promote the expansion of spectrum-based services to exceptionally hard-to-serve populations in unserved and underserved geographic locations.

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Timeline

  1. 16 January 2014

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 January 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 January 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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