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H.R. 9521House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act

Sponsored by Addison P. McDowellRep. Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
Introduced June 29, 2026

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The Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act changes the Social Security Act to give states, localities, and other recipients more time to use federal recovery and capital funds for broadband projects. It pushes the spending deadline for both state and local fiscal recovery funds to the end of September 2027 and lets capital‑project funds be used before the start of 2028. The bill mainly affects entities that received these specific funds for broadband infrastructure development.

Key Provisions

  • Extends the deadline for spending State Fiscal Recovery Fund money on broadband projects until September 30, 2027.
  • Extends the deadline for spending Local Fiscal Recovery Fund money on broadband projects until September 30, 2027.
  • Allows Capital Projects Fund money for broadband projects to be spent before January 1, 2028, and renumbers a subsection for clarity.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

June 29, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 29, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

June 29, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 29, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9521

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 29, 2026

Mr. McDowell (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Moore of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend that date on which certain funds related to broadband infrastructure projects may be expended.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Broadband Infrastructure Extension Act.

2.

Extension of deadlines for certain fiscal recovery and critical capital projects funds

(a)

State fiscal recovery fund

Section 602(c)(5)(E) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the previous sentence, such funds provided for projects related to broadband infrastructure may be expended through September 30, 2027..

(b)

Local fiscal recovery fund

Section 603(c)(6)(D) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding the previous sentence, such funds provided for projects related to broadband infrastructure may be expended through September 30, 2027..

(c)

Capital projects fund

Section 604 of the Social Security Act is amended by—

(1)

redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

(d)

Availability

Funds provided under a payment made under this section for a project related to broadband infrastructure may be expended prior to January 1, 2028.

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