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US HB6070
Bill
Status
11/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Melanie Stansbury
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AI Summary
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Reauthorizes the Community Connect Grant Program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 through fiscal year 2030, extending it from the previous 2023 expiration
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Increases minimum broadband speed requirements for grant-funded projects to 100 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps upstream transmission capacity
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Raises the eligibility threshold for underserved areas from 10 Mbps to 25 Mbps downstream and from 1 Mbps to 3 Mbps upstream
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Clarifies that eligible service areas must be rural and excludes areas with enforceable commitments for future broadband deployment under other federal funding programs
Legislative Description
Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025
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.
11/17/2025