# 116-hr-7363: CONNECT Act

116-hr-7363, CONNECT Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7363
- Congress: 116
- Title: CONNECT Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act or the CONNECT Act This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision thereof from providing or selling broadband internet access service. Such provision or sale may continue if there is no more than one other commercial provider of broadband internet access that provides competition in a particular area.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7363)

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