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GRID Broadband Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4763| Senate 
| Updated: 8/3/2022
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Grants to Rapidly Invest and Deploy Broadband Act of 2022 or the GRID Broadband Act of 2022 This bill establishes a program through which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must award competitive, matching grants for constructing or otherwise expanding fiber optics communications infrastructure to support broadband expansion. Eligible grantees include electric grid operators, transmission owners or operators, and other electric utilities. In awarding the grants, the NTIA must prioritize recipients that, among other activities, monitor threats to and otherwise support the security of the electric grid.
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Timeline
Aug 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • August 3, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 3, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

GRID Broadband Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-4763| Senate 
| Updated: 8/3/2022
Grants to Rapidly Invest and Deploy Broadband Act of 2022 or the GRID Broadband Act of 2022 This bill establishes a program through which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must award competitive, matching grants for constructing or otherwise expanding fiber optics communications infrastructure to support broadband expansion. Eligible grantees include electric grid operators, transmission owners or operators, and other electric utilities. In awarding the grants, the NTIA must prioritize recipients that, among other activities, monitor threats to and otherwise support the security of the electric grid.
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Timeline
Aug 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • August 3, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 3, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted