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Broadband Incentives for Communities Act

5/20/2025, 2:33 PM

Summary of Bill HR 2975

This bill, designated as H.R. 2975 in the 119th Congress, aims to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create a competitive grant initiative. This program is intended to aid local governments in streamlining the review and approval processes for zoning and permitting applications to support the expansion of broadband infrastructure.

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Current Status of Bill HR 2975

Bill HR 2975 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 21, 2025. Bill HR 2975 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on April 21, 2025.  Bill HR 2975's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. as of April 21, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2975

Total Number of Sponsors
3
Democrat Sponsors
3
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2975

Primary Policy Focus

Science, Technology, Communications

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2975

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 2975

Lizzie Fletcher
Lizzie Fletcher
TexasDemocrat

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