US Congress Senate Bill 1611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 9 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations regarding the Internet of Things (IoT), and it establishes a steering committee composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The IoT is a system of interrelated devices connected to a network and each other that exchange data without requiring human interaction (e.g., smart home devices, medical monitoring devices, and wearable fitness trackers). The working group must (1) identify federal laws and regulations, grant practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies that inhibit IoT development; (2) consider policies or programs that encourage and improve coordination among federal agencies with relevant responsibilities; (3) consider implementing recommendations from the steering committee; (4) examine how federal agencies can benefit from, use, prepare for, and secure the IoT; and (5) consult with nongovernmental stakeholders. The steering committee must advise the working group about laws, budgets, spectrum needs, individual privacy, security, small business challenges, and any international proceedings or negotiations affecting the IoT. Lastly, the Federal Communications Commission must (1) seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs, regulatory barriers, and growth with licensed and unlicensed spectrum; and (2) submit a summary of those comments to Congress.

DIGIT Act Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]

Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2020-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-01-09	House	Received in the House.
2020-01-09	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-01-08	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S81-84; text: CR S83-84)
2019-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
2019-12-17	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-179.
2019-07-10	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB8115 (Related) 2020-08-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1611/BILLS-116s1611is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1611/BILLS-116s1611rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1611/BILLS-116s1611es.pdf