# 118-hres-317: Recognizing the importance of broadband in rural areas throughout the United States and the critical need to invest in broadband expansion in an increasingly remote and digitally dependent world.

118-hres-317, Recognizing the importance of broadband in rural areas throughout the United States and the critical need to invest in broadband expansion in an increasingly remote and digitally dependent world., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-317
- Congress: 118
- Title: Recognizing the importance of broadband in rural areas throughout the United States and the critical need to invest in broadband expansion in an increasingly remote and digitally dependent world.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Introduced: 2023-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the importance of broadband in rural areas throughout the United States and the critical need to invest in broadband expansion in an increasingly remote and digitally dependent world.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2023-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-317 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/317)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-317 (as of 2026-10-15).