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Broadband Buildout Accountability Act This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.
Action Timeline
2025-02-25
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-25
Introduced in House
2025-02-25
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1579 pass?
HR.1579 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 36%.
What does HR.1579 do?
Broadband Buildout Accountability Act This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.
Who sponsored HR.1579?
HR.1579 was sponsored by August Pfluger (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1579 IH: Broadband Buildout Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1579 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2025 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Fulcher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act . 2. Applicability of FOIA to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2) ) is amended by inserting after Act’) the following: , except for section 552 of that title (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ) .
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