Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state and local educational agencies to promote media literacy and digital citizenship.
Media literacy includes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions about products and services, education, health, and wellness based on information obtained from media and digital sources.
Digital citizenship includes the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world.
A state educational agency must use grant funds to carry out one or more specified activities, specifically (1) creating and supporting a media literacy advisory council, (2) assisting local educational agencies in the development of instruction in media literacy, (3) assisting local agencies in developing means of evaluating student learning in media literacy, and (4) assisting local agencies in developing or providing professional development for teachers that relates to media literacy.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Oct 23, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 31, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Oct 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4668 | Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act | Related bill | Oct 11, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Digital media
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- News media and reporting
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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