Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 11, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 11, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make financing available for the construction and deployment of broadband infrastructure through a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program.
Specifically, the bill provides a means for communities and public-private partnerships to apply for low-interest secured loans, lines of credit, or loan guarantees to finance broadband infrastructure investments. The bill provides funding to carry out the program, and it requires biennial reports on the financial performance of projects carried out with program assistance.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 4
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 |
| HR 1700 | Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2021 |
| HR 1783 | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act | Related bill | Apr 28, 2021 |
| HR 1848 | LIFT America Act | Related bill | Jan 20, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Aging
- Appropriations
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Economic development
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Libraries and archives
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in Senate
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