DIGITAL Reservations Act
Latest action · Jul 27, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 27, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act
This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 27, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7774 | DIGITAL Reservations Act | Identical bill | Aug 21, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Census and government statistics
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic development
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Emergency communications systems
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government trust funds
- Health facilities and institutions
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Land use and conservation
- Libraries and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Native Americans
- Natural disasters
- Public contracts and procurement
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Telecommunication rates and fees
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2020Introduced in Senate
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