Quality Broadband for Connected Communities Act

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Introduced 2026-03-27Topic: infrastructure utilities · technology privacy · agriculture food

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This bill changes the minimum internet speeds required for projects funded by the Community Connect Grant Program, a federal rural broadband program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. It raises the minimum download speed from 10 megabits per second (Mbps) to 25 Mbps. It raises the minimum upload speed from 1 Mbps to 3 Mbps. These changes would take effect 6 months after the bill becomes law.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-03-27	House	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.	refer
2026-03-27	House	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.	refer
2026-03-27		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-03-27		Introduced in House	introduce

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