HR 1631 United States House · 117th Congress

Community Broadband Act of 2021

Summary

Community Broadband Act of 2021 This bill prohibits states from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers, public-private partnership providers, or cooperatively organized providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Mar 8, 2021 Last action May 11, 2021

Floor votes

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

0

Committee

2

Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Chellie Pingree

Eleanor Holmes Norton

James P. McGovern

Jared F. Golden

Marilyn Strickland