CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Joni Ernst (R-IA)

RECAPTURE Act

S. 3259 · Senate bill Science, Technology, Communications

A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "RECAPTURE Act," seeks to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It focuses on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The legislation changes how remaining grant funds are handled. Specifically, it requires that any remaining funds not designated for a specific purpose in a final proposal be deposited into the Treasury. These funds are to be used for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    The bill mandates that unspent broadband grant funds be deposited into the Treasury specifically for the purpose of deficit reduction.

  • Scored +3

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    By redirecting unallocated grant funds toward the general fund, the bill limits the total amount of government spending available through the BEAD program.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -3

    Does this get reliable internet to more people?

    The bill restricts the availability of broadband deployment funds by redirecting unallocated portions to deficit reduction instead of broadband expansion.

  • Scored -2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Restricting the flexibility of broadband grant funds may reduce the potential for supplemental internet access programs for low-income communities.

  • Scored -2

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    By limiting the amount of broadband funding available for unallocated uses, the bill could reduce future broadband expansion opportunities in rural areas.