Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 27, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2017
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries that receive discount rates for telecommunications services under the universal service support program from blocking Internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer resources.
The bill does not prohibit schools or libraries from blocking content that is obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2017 to Apr 26, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Oct 23, 2017 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Oct 24, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 31, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 23, 2017 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Oct 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Oct 23, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 170, October 23, 2017, page H8076.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7432 | Don’t Block LGBTQ Act of 2020 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 30, 2020 |
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 prohibit schools and libraries that receive universal service support from blocking Internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resources, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
