US SB4331 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
Title
DIGITAL Reservations Act Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7774 (Same As) 2020-08-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Census and government statistics
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency communications systems
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Indian lands and resources rights
Internet and video services
Land use and conservation
Libraries and archives
Licensing and registrations
Native Americans
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Radio spectrum allocation
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Census and government statistics
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency communications systems
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Indian lands and resources rights
Internet and video services
Land use and conservation
Libraries and archives
Licensing and registrations
Native Americans
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Radio spectrum allocation
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4331/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4331/BILLS-116s4331is.pdf |
