Connect America Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2021-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
Connect America Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a funding program to expand broadband access for unserved areas, areas with low-tier or mid-tier service, and unserved anchor institutions (e.g., schools or libraries). The program shall consist of both national systems of competitive bidding and grants of specified amounts to states.
An area with low-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 25-100 megabits per second (mbps). An area with mid-tier service is an area where at least 90% of the population has access to broadband service with speeds between 100 mbps and 1 gigabit per second.
Priority must be given to projects that would expand access to broadband service in areas where at least 90% of the population has no access to broadband service or to service with speeds of at least 25 mbps.
Cosponsors (7)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Community life and organization
- Computer security and identity theft
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Infrastructure development
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Libraries and archives
- Performance measurement
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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