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H.R.1416
Title: To provide grants and other incentives to promote new communications technologies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep LaFalce, John J. [NY-29] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors: 7
Related Bills: S.428
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
4/4/2001:
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4/25/2001:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(7), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Boehlert, Sherwood L. - 4/4/2001 [NY-23] Rep Crowley, Joseph - 4/24/2001 [NY-7]
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 4/4/2001 [NY-26] Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. - 4/4/2001 [NY-14]
Rep McNulty, Michael R. - 4/4/2001 [NY-21] Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 4/4/2001 [NY-15]
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 4/4/2001 [NY-28]

SUMMARY AS OF:
4/4/2001--Introduced.

Broadband Expansion Grant Initiative of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) make grants to eligible recipients to facilitate the deployment by the private sector of broadband telecommunications networks and capabilities to underserved rural areas; and (2) guarantee loans used for such purpose. Requires particular emphasis to be given to entities that use grant proceeds to: (1) provide underserved rural areas with access to Internet services by local telephone; (2) demonstrate models or technologies to bring broadband services to such areas; and (3) use broadband services to stimulate economic development in such areas.

Limits to $100 million the total amount of such grants.