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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5886
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 3, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 5886.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Federal Communications Commission toestablish a program to make grants available to States toinform Medicaid enrollees, SNAP participants, and low-incomeresidents of potential eligibility for the AffordableConnectivity and Lifeline programs of the Commission, and forother purposes.[Page H4987]
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Communications and Technology Subcommittee
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- Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Science, Technology, Communications
- Congressional oversight
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- Food assistance and relief
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- Government information and archives
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- Medicaid
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- Poverty and welfare assistance
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- State and local government operations
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- Telecommunication rates and fees
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- Telephone and wireless communication
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Science, Technology, Communications
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Introduced in House
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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023
This bill establishes grant programs to facilitate enrollment in the Lifeline program and the Affordable Connectivity Program. (These programs subsidize telecommunications services for eligible, low-income individuals and households.)
Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award competitive grants to states, territories, or tribes for informing Medicaid enrollees, recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and other low-income individuals about their potential eligibility for the programs.
The FCC must also award grants to states, territories, and tribes to facilitate data sharing for verifying eligibility for the programs. Recipients must use the grants to establish or maintain connections between (1) their databases that contain information about residents who receive benefits administered by the recipient, and (2) the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (a centralized system that verifies and annually recertifies Lifeline applicants' eligibility for the program).

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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023
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Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023
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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program to make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, SNAP participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for the Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs of the Commission, and for other purposes.
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