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HR 2474 · in committee · niche

Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires a government study on using low-orbit satellites for broadband in Appalachia.
  • The Appalachian Regional Commission and rural communities in Appalachia are affected.
  • No cost estimate provided; the study will analyze satellite broadband's cost-effectiveness for economic development.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How might low-orbit satellite broadband affect existing rural broadband infrastructure investments already planned for Appalachian communities?

  2. 02

    What specific economic outcomes would the study need to demonstrate for satellite broadband to be considered cost-effective compared to traditional ground-based options?

  3. 03

    Which Appalachian communities would benefit most from satellite broadband, and how would the study determine service priorities across the region?

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Sponsor · R-OH-2

David J. Taylor

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Introduced 2026-03-25

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-25 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  2. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2647-2648)

  3. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2026-03-24 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  6. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.

  7. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2647-2648)

  8. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. 2026-03-20 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.

  10. 2026-03-20 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.

  11. 2026-03-20 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.

  12. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  13. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  14. 2026-01-21 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged

  15. 2025-03-27 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  16. 2025-03-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  17. 2025-03-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-03-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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