United States · Bill · S
S. 966 (107th)
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act
Introduced
25 May 2001
Last action
25 May 2001 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualifying project) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband telecommunications service in eligible rural communities (non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants). Prohibits any such loan or credit extension after September 20, 2006.
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Timeline
25 May 2001
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5695-5696)
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2001
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 May 2001
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 May 2001 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/966
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/966
- us · 107-s-966 · source updated 19 August 2025