3.0.0 205 2023-03-08T20:26:21Z 2023-03-08T20:26:21Z House HR 2021-01-05 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KELLY of Mississippi:H.R. 205.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Clause 1 Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution, Congress as the ability to enact legislationnecessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing andpending.[Page H74]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-03T00:52:04Z Referred to 2021-01-05T17:00:30Z 2021-02-02 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2021-01-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government trust funds Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Radio spectrum allocation Rural conditions and development Small business Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-01-05 Introduced in House 2021-02-18T20:03:51Z Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall offer additional funding to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers for specified broadband projects.

Specifically, the FCC shall make one-time funding offers from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers that receive support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is a mechanism through which the FCC finances high-speed broadband networks in unserved rural areas.

Recipients of amounts from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund shall use such funds to (1) begin construction of a broadband network, (2) make broadband available from the network deployed using Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support, and (3) meet all build-out obligations pursuant to receiving amounts from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.

]]> Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Display Title Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To accelerate rural broadband deployment. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr205ih/xml/BILLS-117hr205ih.xml 2021-02-02 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.