States get more time to spend money on broadband internet.
H.R. 9521 — Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act · Filed by Addison McDowell (R-NC) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends deadlines for spending COVID-era relief money. States can spend fiscal recovery funds through September 30, 2027. States can spend capital project funds through January 1, 2028. Governments get more time to build broadband networks. The money would have run out under the old deadlines.
Who it affects
People in rural and low-income areas benefit. Governments have more time to finish broadband projects.
One thing to notice
The bill only extends deadlines for broadband spending. Other spending from the same relief funds keeps the original deadlines.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jun 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- fiscal recovery funds — Money from the American Rescue Plan Act that states and cities can spend.
- capital project funds — Money set aside for building or upgrading big infrastructure like broadband networks.
- broadband — High-speed internet service that reaches homes and businesses.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 4, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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