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H.R. 5058 (117th): Broadband Incentives for Communities Act


To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Lizzie Fletcher

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 7th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 20, 2021
Length: 7 pages
Introduced
Aug 20, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on August 20, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

8 Cosponsors (8 Democrats)

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History

Aug 20, 2021
 
Introduced

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Oct 6, 2021
 
Considered by Communications and Technology

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

H.R. 5058 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5058. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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