House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Rural Broadband Modernization Act

H.R. 3280Introduced May 8, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: To increase access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, to increase minimum broadband speeds in rural areas, and to provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas, and other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Randy Feenstra R-IA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 8, 2025
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Latest action: May 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3280.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FEENSTRA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 77, May 8, 2025, Page H1945):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 26, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Mike Bost (R-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-4 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.