July 2021

Sponsor: 

House Agriculture Committee

Date: 
Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:00

HR 4374, The Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act. The legislation would direct $50 billion toward critically needed infrastructure for rural broadband and also includes resources to ensure that this funding is used in a timely manner and accessible to rural communities with limited resources.



Sponsor: 

Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council

Date: 
Mon, 07/12/2021 - 19:00

MMTC is hosting a Black Church Women's panel calling for a permanent internet subsidy with the



Lawmakers to Determine Fate of Infrastructure, Antipoverty Plans

Democrats are racing to finalize a bipartisan infrastructure deal and set the contours of a broad child-care and education plan, aiming to maintain a delicate agreement with Republicans while simultaneously plowing forward with their own priorities. After a two-week recess, senators return to Washington this week to determine the fate of much of President Biden’s roughly $4 trillion agenda.