# 119-s-2610: Streamlining Rural Broadband Act of 2025

119-s-2610, Streamlining Rural Broadband Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2610
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2610
- Congress: 119
- Title: Streamlining Rural Broadband Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ends the Community Connect Grant Program and redirects its unobligated funds to the ReConnect Program.** The bill would also update federal statutes to remove lingering references to Community Connect. - Rural communities that used the Community Connect program would no longer have that specific grant stream and would be affected by the redirection of unobligated funds to ReConnect. - The ReConnect Program, a broadband loan and grant pilot, would receive unobligated Community Connect funds to support its loans and grants. - The bill would make conforming amendments that remove references to Community Connect in two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1307(g)(4)(B) and 47 U.S.C. 1705(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I)).

## Provisions PRIA read

- End Community Connect, Aid ReConnect: mixed, medium. This bill would end the Community Connect grant program by repealing its law. It would let the Agriculture Secretary use unused Community Connect money on the date of enactment for the ReConnect loan and grant pilot without more appropriation. The change would take effect upon enactment. Rural comm…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2610)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2610 (as of 2026-04-21).