# 116-hr-6394: To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected.

116-hr-6394, To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6394
- Congress: 116
- Title: To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Introduced: 2020-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6394 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6394)

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