Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-03-25
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksReferred To · 2026-03-25
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReported By · 2026-03-20
Previously
- Environment and Public Works CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-25
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReported By · 2026-03-20
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeDischarged from · 2026-01-21
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureDischarged from · 2026-01-21
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-01-21
Plain-English Summary
Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s capability to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. Specifically, the study must review and analyze the capacity and cost-effectiveness of using satellite broadband service for business purposes and economic development.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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