US Congress House Bill 4486 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on September 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband.

Digital Equity Act of 2019

Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2019-09-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-09-25	House	Introduced in House

SB1167 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB7302 (Related) 2020-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4486/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4486/BILLS-116hr4486ih.pdf