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Rep. Andy Barr Introduces House Companion to Senate Non-Deployment Bill

Allows states to use BEAD funds on workforce, wholesale fiber, IXPs, and wireless infrastructure

Jake Neenan

Dec 29, 2025 — 3 min read

Photo of Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., by Mark Humphrey/AP

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2025 – A bill requiring that states be able to use their non-deployment funding under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program has now been introduced in both chambers of Congress.

A House companion to the Senate’s SUCCESS for BEAD Act was introduced Tuesday, Dec. 23, by Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and was co-sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky.

Rogers is chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee that handles the budget of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is administering BEAD on the federal level.

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