DIGIT Act
Latest action · Jan 10, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed SenateJan 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 22, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | May 22, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 22, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Dec 17, 2019 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2020 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 10, 2020 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jan 9, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 9, 2020Received in the House.
- Jan 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jan 8, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S81-84; text: CR S83-84)
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with amendments. With written report No. 116-179.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
- Jul 10, 2019Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S81, S83Text printed S83Amendments S81 | Deb Fischer R-NE | Jan 8, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Dec 4, 2019S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 10, 2019
- Aug 16, 2019S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 10, 2019
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46795 | Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations Archived | Report | May 19, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8115 | DIGIT Act | Related bill | Aug 25, 2020 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
- DIGIT Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- DIGIT Act
- Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- DIGIT Act
- Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- DIGIT Act
- Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Computer security and identity theft
- Digital media
- Economic performance and conditions
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public transit
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2020Referred in House
- Jan 8, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
