Digital Equity Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 10, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Digital Equity Act of 2021
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for promoting digital equity, supporting digital inclusion activities, and building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.
Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 10, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2021Read 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 1841 | Digital Equity Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Adult education and literacy
- Aging
- Community life and organization
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Digital media
- Disability and paralysis
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Libraries and archives
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public housing
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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