Community Broadband Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 21, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Broadband Act of 2023
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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2023 to Dec 6, 2024; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Apr 10, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Apr 13, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 5, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 6, 2024 |
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 Apr 10, 2023 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Apr 10, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 169, no. 61, April 10, 2023, page H1718.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-25 | BREAKING BARRIERS: STREAMLINING PERMITTING TO EXPEDITE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT219 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 19, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1197 | Community Broadband Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 19, 2023 |
| HR 1631 | Community Broadband Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | May 11, 2021 |
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 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2023Introduced 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.
