Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Consider…

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Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Considerations

Published Jun 15, 2023Updated Jun 21, 2025

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S 1822116th Congress
Broadband DATA Act
Mar 23, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-130.
HR 3684117th Congress
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Aug 4, 2022 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-741.

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Considerations

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