# 116-hr-7520: National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020

116-hr-7520, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7520
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States have access to broadband capability. Such update shall include (1) an assessment of the progress in achieving the goals of the original national broadband plan; (2) an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on how people learn, work, receive medical information and treatment, and participate in civic communications; and (3) an analysis of the change in reliance people will have on services enabled by broadband internet access service as a result of COVID-19. The FCC must report annually on its progress toward achieving the goals of the updated national broadband plan.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7520 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7520)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7520 (as of 2025-11-18).