H.R. 1783: Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-11 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act

Plain summary

Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026, revises, and establishes grants and activities to promote access to broadband internet and other telecommunication services. The bill addresses digital equity and inclusion through grants and by requiring studies on barriers to adoption of broadband services and related matters. The bill addresses broadband affordability and access. It (1) reauthorizes and expands various programs that subsidize or otherwise support broadband services for eligible households, schools and libraries, and tribal lands and populations; and (2) establishes a program for expanding broadband service for underserved areas and community support organizations (e.g., schools and religious organizations). Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award grants and take other actions to expand programs that verify an individual's eligibility for subsidized services. The bill addresses broadband data collection, disclosure, and sharing. The FCC must (1) issue rules regarding the collection of pricing data and labels that disclose information about broadband plans to consumers, and (2) collaborate and share data with federal agencies and other stakeholders. The bill makes financing (e.g., low-interest loans) available to communities and public-private partnerships for broadband infrastructure investments. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must require states to install conduits for broadband cables as part of certain highway projects. The bill also sets up a task force on nationwide dig once requirements (i.e., policies or practices to minimize excavations of highway rights-of-way when installing telecommunications infrastructure). Further, the bill preempts state laws that prohibit certain telecommunications service providers (e.g., public providers) from providing high-speed broadband services.

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Official text

Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · 75 cosponsors

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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Grace Meng (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ed Case (D-HI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), John Garamendi (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Adam Smith (D-WA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) and 15 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1783.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1783 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117