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HR 1579 · in committee · niche

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests about broadband program decisions.
  • The public, researchers, and advocacy groups seeking information about federal broadband deployment programs are affected.
  • The bill creates no new costs; it applies existing transparency requirements to a federal broadband program.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would increased transparency about broadband program decisions help communities evaluate whether federal funds are reaching underserved areas effectively?

  2. 02

    What types of broadband deployment information should the public have access to in order to hold the government accountable for program outcomes?

  3. 03

    Could mandatory FOIA compliance for broadband programs reveal gaps or inefficiencies that currently go unexamined?

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Sponsor · R-TX-11

August Pfluger

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Introduced 2025-02-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-25 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  2. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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