H.R. 4329 · 117th Congress
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Stacey Plaskett
- Introduced
- 2021-07-01
- Latest action
- 2021-08-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Summary
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, when distributing funds for broadband deployment, to give priority to projects for ports in rural areas.
In addition, a recipient of such rural broadband buildout funding must provide certain geolocation information as a condition of receiving the funds.