H.R. 46

Summary

H.R. 46, the Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Jack Bergman (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 46 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 46 IH: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 46  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Bergman  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize the timely processing of certain long-form applications in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act  .
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Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to level the playing field for service providers participating in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund that are disadvantaged by short construction seasons.
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Application Processing Prioritization
With respect to the long-form applicants of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction provided for in the Report and Order in the matter of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and Connect America Fund adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (in this section referred to as the  Commission ) on January 30, 2020 (FCC 20–5), the Commission shall prioritize the timely processing of long-form applications and any subsequent paperwork (in this section referred to as the  applications ) submitted by the long-form applicants as follows: The Commission shall prioritize the timely processing of applications which are proposing to provide service in geographic areas which the Commission determines to have the shortest construction seasons (such as in areas characterized by long winters with heavy snowfall).

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Sponsors

Rep. Jack Bergman (R) sponsors H.R. 46 alone.

Jack Bergman

Rep. · R–MI-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 46 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 46 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 46 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 46 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act — Display Title
• Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize the timely processing of certain long-form applications in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase II auction. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 46 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 46 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

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