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US HB3119
Bill
Status
4/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Zachary Nunn
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AI Summary
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Codifies the USDA ReConnect Program in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, authorizing $650 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 for grants, loans, and grant-loan combinations to build broadband infrastructure in rural areas
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Requires funded projects to deliver minimum 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload speeds, with eligibility limited to areas where at least 75% of households lack 100/20 Mbps service
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Prioritizes applications serving areas where 90% or more of households lack adequate broadband, communities under 10,000 residents, persistent poverty counties, Tribal organizations, colonias, and socially vulnerable communities
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Authorizes an additional $350 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 for direct loans under previous program requirements, and rescinds unobligated funds from the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act to redirect to the program
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Sets program termination date of September 30, 2030, requires recipients to participate in federal internet affordability programs, and mandates 5-year buildout completion for funded projects
Legislative Description
ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025
Science, technology, communications
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
4/30/2025