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S. 428 (107th)

Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative of 2001

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Introduced

1 March 2001

Last action

1 March 2001 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1764)

Sponsors

Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]

Subjects

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19 August 2025

Summary

Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) make grants to eligible recipients to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities to underserved rural areas; and (2) guarantee loans used for such purpose. Requires particular emphasis to be given to entities that use grant proceeds to: (1) provide underserved rural areas with access to Internet services by local telephone; (2) demonstrate models or technologies to bring broadband services to such areas; and (3) use broadband services to stimulate economic development in such areas. Limits to $100 million the total amount of such grants.

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Timeline

  1. 1 March 2001

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1764)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 March 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1761-1762, S1766-1767)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 March 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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