BOOST Act
- Last Action
- 2/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2021-02-25Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
- 2021-02-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-25 (00)
Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies Act or the BOOST Act
This bill allows an individual taxpayer to elect a tax credit for 75% of qualified signal booster expenditures up to $400 in a single taxable year through 2025. The bill defines qualified signal booster expenditures as amounts paid for the purchase of any communications signal booster for use by the taxpayer in a principal residence located in an underserved area. The booster is designed to increase the strength or range of a broadband communications signal.
Cosponsors (19)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Fred Keller (R-PA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Computers and information technology
- Income tax credits
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Rural conditions and development
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