Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act

H.R. 8144 · 119th Congress · Mar 27, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To increase the minimum broadband service capacity for projects under the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.

This Act may be cited as the “Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act”.

Section 604(a)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb–3(a)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking “10-Mbps” and inserting “25-Mbps”; and

(2)

in subparagraph (B), by striking “1-Mbps” and inserting “3-Mbps”.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Mar 27, 2026viewing Introduced in House Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned