3.0.0 2163 2019-11-15T21:19:06Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2011-06-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MATSUI:H.R. 2163.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, clause 3.[Page H4186]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-16T18:17:47Z Referred to 2011-06-14T14:02:30Z 2011-06-16 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2011-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 N D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2011-07-19 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2011-07-19 False H001046 Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 1 2011-07-27 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competition and antitrust Consumer affairs Licensing and registrations Telecommunication rates and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2011-06-14 Introduced in House 2011-08-09T13:33:33Z Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a broadband lifeline program enabling qualifying low-income customers residing in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband service at reduced charges by reimbursing providers for each such customer served.

Requires that the program: (1) be similar in structure to the Lifeline program for basic telephone service, (2) prevent awarding duplicative subsidies for an individual eligible household, and (3) promote competition from broadband service providers by using neutral technology.

Requires a broadband service provider that is not an eligible telecommunications carrier to obtain FCC authorization to participate in the program.

]]> Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 Display Title Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2163ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2163ih.xml 2011-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.