HOTSPOTS Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2020 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 22, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act or the HOTSPOTS Act
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2020 to Aug 6, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 22, 2020 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 28, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Aug 6, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2020Read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4515 | ACCESS the Internet Act | Related bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- American Samoa
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Guam
- Indian social and development programs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Libraries and archives
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rural conditions and development
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
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