I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To prohibit the Rural Utilities Service from providing assistance for the provision of broadband service with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second, and clarify the broadband loan and loan guarantee authority provided in section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for other purposes.