# 117-hr-3193: E-BRIDGE Act

117-hr-3193, E-BRIDGE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3193
- Congress: 117
- Title: E-BRIDGE Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced: 2021-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2021-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 410 | 16 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3193 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3193)

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