# 116-hr-7022: Rural Broadband Acceleration Act.

116-hr-7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7022
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rural Broadband Acceleration Act.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rural Broadband Acceleration Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the framework for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and it establishes a deadline for the FCC to create broadband service maps.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7022 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7022)

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