# 117-hr-8778: Home Internet Accessibility Act

117-hr-8778, Home Internet Accessibility Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8778
- Congress: 117
- Title: Home Internet Accessibility Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2022-09-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Home Internet Accessibility Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on broadband internet capacity in housing that is supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Department of Agriculture. In its report, the GAO must identify such housing that lacks broadband capacity and estimate the costs and time frame necessary to provide broadband capacity in such housing. Additionally, HUD must develop a plan for retrofitting such housing to provide the capacity for broadband internet.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8778 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8778)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8778 (as of 2025-11-18).