Community Broadband Act of 2021
Latest action · May 11, 2021 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Broadband Act of 2021
This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2021 to May 13, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 12, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | May 13, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2021 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501-502)
- Mar 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E501 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA | May 11, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 43, March 8, 2021, page H1121.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47225 | Expanding Broadband: Potential Role of Municipal Networks to Address the Digital Divide Archived | Report | Aug 25, 2022 |
| R46780 | Overview of the Universal Service Fund and Selected Federal Broadband Programs Archived | Report | Jun 25, 2021 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 745 | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act | Related bill | Mar 15, 2021 |
| S 1460 | Community Broadband Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2021 |
| HR 1783 | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act | Related bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| HR 1848 | LIFT America Act | Related bill | Jan 20, 2022 |
| HR 2552 | Community Broadband Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 21, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Community Broadband Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
