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Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act
To increase the minimum broadband service capacity for projects under the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the minimum broadband service capacity requirements for projects funded under the Community Connect Grant Program, which supports broadband deployment in rural areas. The bill raises the minimum download speed from 10 megabits per second (Mbps) to 25 Mbps and the minimum upload speed from 1 Mbps to 3 Mbps. The changes take effect six months after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to April Mcclain Delaney’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- FORBRIGHT BANK $17,665
- GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL $13,200
- GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT $13,200
- MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT $13,200
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY $10,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for April Mcclain Delaney → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2026 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. · house
- Mar 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2026
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
A BILL
To increase the minimum broadband service capacity for projects under the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM BROADBAND SERVICE CAPACITY FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE COMMUNITY CONNECT GRANT PROGRAM.
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”.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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