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H.R. 4656: Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

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H.R. 4656: Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-22 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

Plain summary

Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020.

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Official text

Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · 7 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom Cole (R-OK), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4656 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117