House Passes E-Bridge Act, Cyber Bills
The House voted 410-16 Thursday to pass the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-Bridge) Act. HR-3193, which the Infrastructure Committee advanced in July (see 2107280065), would ease access to Economic Development Administration grants for broadband projects, allowing…
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the agency to award the money to public-private partnerships and consortiums. The House passed a trio of cybersecurity bills earlier this week -- the Small Business Administration Cyber Awareness Act (HR-3462), Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act (HR-4513) and Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act (HR-4515).