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US HB3125
Bill
Status
4/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Taylor
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AI Summary
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Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a Broadband Technical Assistance Program within the Department of Agriculture
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Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to private, nonprofit, or public organizations to provide broadband technical assistance and training in rural communities
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Technical assistance includes help with preparing grant and loan applications, identifying financing sources, conducting feasibility studies and market surveys, improving financial management, and collecting broadband infrastructure data
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Eligible entities include federally recognized Tribes, state and local governments, U.S. territories, institutions of higher education (including land-grant and minority-serving institutions), nonprofits, cooperatives, corporations, and LLCs
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Grants priority to organizations with experience providing technical assistance to rural entities and allows national or multi-state regional applications for on-site community assistance
Legislative Description
Rural Broadband Assistance Act
Science, technology, communications
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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