H.R.6070

Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025

Introduced·11/17/25

Reauthorizes the Community Connect Grant Program under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

The Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025 amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program. This program provides grants to help deploy broadband infrastructure in rural areas. The bill updates the minimum broadband speeds for eligibility and extends the program's authorization through 2030. It also modifies the definition of eligible areas and adjusts the minimum broadband speeds required for eligibility.

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Where it stands

Current
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Dec 2, 2025

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Nov 17, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Nov 17, 2025

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.