Sen Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Renew The Affordable Connectivity Program, Provide Low-Cost Internet To Nearly Two Million New York Households

Sen Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a video press conference to announce her bipartisan legislation to renew the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a federal program that provides financial assistance to low-income households to help them afford high-speed internet. The program ran out of funding in May, and as a result, over 23 million American households—including over 1.7 million in New York—have since lost access to this critical benefit, which helped them afford the broadband services they need to work remotely, complete online coursework, attend telehealth appointments, and more. The Secure and Affordable Broadband Extension Act would provide $6 billion for the ACP and continue providing this discount to families in need. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Fetterman (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Jim Risch (R-ID) cosponsor this legislation.