# 119-hr-3125: Rural Broadband Assistance Act

119-hr-3125, Rural Broadband Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3125
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Broadband Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Creates a USDA-funded Broadband Technical Assistance Program to help rural communities plan, finance, and win broadband projects.** It would fund grants for organizations to provide training and to prepare grant applications, feasibility studies, market surveys, financial forecasts, technical designs, and broadband data collection. - Rural families and households: Communities would get help turning broadband plans into fundable projects, which can make local broadband deployment more likely. - Tribal governments and local agencies: Federally recognized Tribes, states, and local governments could receive assistance to prepare applications and identify public and private financing. - Colleges, nonprofits, co-ops, and companies: Institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, cooperatives, corporations, and similar entities may be eligible to provide or receive technical assistance and training. - Small providers and projects: Grants would support feasibility, environmental and market studies, technical design, and data collection to make smaller broadband projects ready for funding. - Program design note: The Secretary would prioritize organizations with experience and allow national or multi-State applications for on-site community technical assistance and training.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to expand rural broadband: benefit, medium. This bill would set up a Broadband Technical Assistance Program at USDA. The Secretary would give grants to public, nonprofit, and private groups to provide or receive help that expands rural broadband. Grants could pay for preparing USDA broadband grant, loan, or loan guarantee applications. They…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1920: FARMLAND Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3125 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3125)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-575: Increased TSP Access Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-575)
- [119-hr-1920: FARMLAND Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1920)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3125 (as of 2026-07-15).