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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2474" measure-id="id119hr2474" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-03-27" update-date="2025-05-23">
        <title>Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act</title>
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            <action-date>2025-03-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s capability to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. Specifically, the study must review and analyze the capacity and cost-effectiveness of using satellite broadband service for business purposes and economic development.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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