# 119-hr-1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act

119-hr-1873, Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1873
- Congress: 119
- Title: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a targeted federal tax exclusion for certain broadband grants.** It also would stop recipients from getting a duplicate tax benefit and would lower the tax basis of property bought with those grants.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax rules for broadband grant recipients: mixed, medium. If enacted, recipients of certain broadband deployment grants would not include those grants in taxable income. Covered programs would include BEAD, Digital Equity, Middle Mile, some Rural Electrification pilot grants, certain state, Tribal, or local broadband grants funded by federal relief, and a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1873)

## Related
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1873 (as of 2026-09-21).