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BillsHH.R. 2474

Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act

119th CongressIntroduced March 27, 2025Rep. Taylor, David [R-OH-2]· OH-02
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Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
March 25, 2026

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

Committees

  • PrimaryEnvironment and Public Works Committee
  • AlsoTransportation and Infrastructure Committee

CRS subjects

Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social media

Action history

  1. March 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. March 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. March 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. March 27, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  5. January 21, 2026Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
  6. January 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. January 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. March 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.
  9. March 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-565.
  10. March 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 486.
  11. March 24, 2026Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. March 24, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2647-2648)
  13. March 24, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2474.
  14. March 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  15. March 24, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  16. March 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. March 24, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2647-2648)
  18. March 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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