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H.R. 6070

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6070, the Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 17, 2025 by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Record

Text

H.R. 6070 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb6070/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6070 IH: Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-17
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 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. 6070  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 17, 2025   Ms. Stansbury  introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025  .
2.
Community Connect Grant Program
Section 604 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking  less than the  and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “less than—
(A)
a 100–Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and
(B)
a 20–Mbps upstream transmission capacity.
 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  an area  and inserting  a rural area ;
(ii)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  10–Mbps  and inserting  25–Mbps ; and
(iii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  1–Mbps  and inserting  3–Mbps ;
(2)
in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking  area; or  and inserting  area (including any eligible broadband service that will be provided in the future in the eligible service area pursuant to enforceable commitments for network deployment applicable under another broadband funding program); or ; and
(3)
in subsection (g), by striking  2023  and inserting  2030 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) sponsors H.R. 6070, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6070 went before 3 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 2, 2025 · 46 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 17, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Nov 17, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6070 has taken 3 actions since Nov 17, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
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.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 6070 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6070.

Titles

H.R. 6070 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize the Community Connect Grant Program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6070 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH113
MARIBETH COLLINS113
TIMOTHY DONOVAN113
JOHN HOWES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6070 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6070’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr6070/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6070, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 193 (Monday, November 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STANSBURY:H.R. 6070.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4706]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com