Introduced in House — H.R. 9286

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9286

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2026

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, and Mr. Clyburn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the technologies used to provide broadband internet access service, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Broadband Deployment and Economic Impact Study Act of 2026.

Sec. 2. Study and report on broadband internet access service technologies

(a) Study

(1) In general

The Assistant Secretary shall conduct a study to determine, with respect to each technology used to provide broadband internet access service, the following:

(A)

The workforce required for deployment.

(B)

The economics of deployment.

(C)

Application to varying geographies.

(D)

Latency, speed (including download and upload speeds), and capacity.

(E)

The anticipated lifespan of such technology and the equipment and infrastructure associated with such technology.

(F)

The cost to consumers of a monthly subscription and required equipment.

(2) Technologies included

The technologies covered by the study required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A)

Fiber-optic cable.

(B)

Cable modem.

(C)

Digital subscriber line.

(D)

Fixed wireless.

(E)

4G and 5G mobile wireless.

(F)

Low-earth orbit satellite.

(G)

Geostationary orbit satellite.

(b) Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

(c) Definitions

In this section:

(1) Assistant Secretary

The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

(2) Broadband internet access service

The term broadband internet access service has the meaning given such term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).