BRIDGE Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 8, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building Resources Into Digital Growth and Education Act of 2019 or the BRIDGE Act of 2019
This bill establishes a digital network technology program to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to eligible institutions.
Specifically, the bill provides funds to historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions for the acquisition and use of broadband internet service to improve the quality and delivery of educational services. Such funds shall be used to provide training and education for students and faculty, obtain technical assistance, and create centers at institutions to support innovation and opportunity for entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2019 to Feb 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 12, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 7, 2019 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2019 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, page H2585.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46307 | State Broadband Initiatives: Selected State and Local Approaches as Potential Models for Federal Initiatives to Address the Digital Divide Archived | Report | Apr 6, 2020 |
| RL30719 | Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs Archived | Report | Oct 25, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BRIDGE Act of 2019
- Building Resources Into Digital Growth and Education Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced 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.
