HR 94 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Children's Access to Technology Act

Latest action · Feb 3, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Children's Access to Technology Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow unexpended universal service funds to be used (within certain monetary limits) by schools in low-income areas to acquire information services, including devices necessary to access and use such services.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 7, 2003
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)
  4. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1Gene Green D-TXJan 8, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-92PROBLEMS WITH THE E-RATE PROGRAM: WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE CONCERNS IN THE WIRING OF OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS TO THE INTERNET Part 1717 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJun 17, 2004

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the use of unexpended universal service funds in low-income schools, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Children's Access to Technology Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House

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