Rural Broadband Deployment Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2007 Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Broadband Deployment Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 with respect to rural broadband access loan or loan guarantee eligibility to: (1) not require a market survey for an applicant who is projecting less than 15% penetration of households in a service area; and (2) replace the credit support requirement, including the cash on hand requirement, with a minimum 20% of loan equity position (10% in specified situations of a single provider or limited broadband service participation area).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2007 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2007 | |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2007 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
- Jun 26, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
- Jun 26, 2007Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Jun 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2007Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To codify certain changes proposed by the Department of Agriculture to the rules governing eligibility for the rural broadband access program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Broadband Deployment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2007Introduced in House
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