# 116-hr-7447: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes., 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-7447
- Congress: 116
- Title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take specified actions to expedite the provision of broadband internet access service in unserved rural areas. Specifically, the FCC must modify the framework for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, which aims to facilitate the provision of broadband service to areas that are wholly unserved. Among other requirements, the FCC (1) must accept long-form applications prior to such auction from applicants that are willing to commit to a specified schedule for deploying broadband internet access service, and (2) shall not require applicants to be designated as eligible telecommunications carriers in order to receive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support. In addition, the bill establishes a deadline of October 1, 2020, for the FCC to create broadband maps that depict the extent of availability of broadband service in the United States and the areas that remain unserved.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7022: Rural Broadband Acceleration Act.
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7447 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7447)

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- [116-hr-7022: Rural Broadband Acceleration Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7022)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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