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H. Rept. 119-565 1 (2026-03-20)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiea0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-565 EXPANDING APPALACHIA'S BROADBAND ACCESS ACT MARCH 20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GRAVES, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2474] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2474) to require the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States to conduct a study on the capability of the Appalachian Regional Commission to include low-orbit satellites in broadband projects, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with amendments and rec- ommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................. 2 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 H earings .................................................................................................................. 3 Legislative History and Consideration .................................................................. 3 C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 3 Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations .................. 4 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 4 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 4 Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 5 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 5 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 5 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5 Preem ption Clarification ......................................................................................... 5 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 5 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 5 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 5 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 6 69-006