HR 2474
Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act
Summary
Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the Appalachian Regional Commission’s capability to incorporate low-orbit satellites in broadband projects. Specifically, the study must review and analyze the capacity and cost-effectiveness of using satellite broadband service for business purposes and economic development.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. David Taylor [R-OH-2]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Introduced
- 2025-03-27
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committee referrals
- Environment and Public Works Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-03-25
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-03-20
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-01-21
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Discharged from · 2026-01-21
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-27
Recent actions
- 2026-03-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2026-03-24: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2647-2648)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-03-24: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- 2026-03-24: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.