3.0.0 5213 2023-01-11T13:40:19Z 2023-01-11T13:40:19Z House HR 2018-03-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 41 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HARTZLER:H.R. 5213.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: ``The Congress shall have power . . .to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among severalStates, and with the Indian tribes''Congress is granted authority to regulate commerce betweenthe states. This bill pertains to regulating broadbandinternet which crosses state lines. Therefore, Congress hasauthority to legislate on this matter.[Page H1502]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-28T19:52:58Z Referred to 2018-03-08T14:02:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-09T21:12:23Z Referred to 2018-03-08T14:02:15Z 2018-03-28 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2018-03-09 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2018-03-08 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-03-08 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2018-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 N Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Rural conditions and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2018-03-08 Introduced in House 2018-06-07T14:25:22Z Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act

This bill prohibits the Rural Utilities Service from providing assistance under specified federal programs for the provision of broadband service with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second.

]]> Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act Display Title Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the Rural Utilities Service from providing assistance for the provision of broadband service with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second, and clarify the broadband loan and loan guarantee authority provided in section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act Introduced in House 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5213ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5213ih.xml 2018-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.