3.0.0 1020 2025-05-22T15:27:33Z 2025-05-22T15:27:33Z House H HR 2025-02-05 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 1020.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;[Page H506]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-05T15:00:30Z 2025-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] John Moolenaar R MI R. 2 N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] Sanford Bishop D GA D. 2 2025-02-05 True H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] Bill Huizenga R MI 4 2025-02-05 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2025-02-05 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2025-02-10 False V000136 Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] Gabe Vasquez D NM 2 2025-03-24 False Taxation Taxation 2025-04-01T14:42:05Z

00 2025-02-05 Introduced in House 2025-05-22T15:26:12Z <p><strong>Broadening Online Opportunities through Simple Technologies Act or the BOOST Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a new refundable tax credit, through 2029, for expenses paid to purchase a Wi-Fi signal booster for use in a principal residence. (Some limitations apply.)</p><p>The bill allows a taxpayer located in an unserved area a one-time, refundable tax credit for 75% (up to $400) of expenses paid to purchase</p><ul><li>a communications signal booster (any device that receives a wireless signal or a commercial data service signal in order to increase the strength or range of the signal and in connection with&nbsp;retransmitting a broadband internet access service signal),</li><li>any customer premises equipment for use with satellite networks, or</li><li>any ground station equipment to send and receive transmissions from satellite networks.</li></ul><p>Under the bill, an <em>unserved area</em> is defined as an area eligible for certain funding under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (generally areas where internet speeds are below 25 megabits per second for downloading and 3 megabits per second for uploading).</p><p>Finally, under the bill, the Department of the Treasury is required to issue regulations and&nbsp;guidance on the new tax credit and a program for sellers of signal boosters to voluntarily report sales of such devices in&nbsp;unserved areas.</p>

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