Home Internet Accessibility Act
Summary
Home Internet Accessibility Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on broadband internet capacity in housing that is supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Department of Agriculture. In its report, the GAO must identify such housing that lacks broadband capacity and estimate the costs and time frame necessary to provide broadband capacity in such housing. Additionally, HUD must develop a plan for retrofitting such housing to provide the capacity for broadband internet.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 6, 2022
Last action Sep 6, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Sep 6, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
lower
Sep 6, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
Co
Juan Vargas
DDemocratic
Co
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
Co
Nydia M. Velázquez
DDemocratic
Co
Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
Co
Sylvia R. Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
William R. Timmons IV
RRepublican
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