US HB5243 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-0)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program. Under the program, the NTIA may provide grants to eligible institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools, universities, Indian Tribes, or libraries) to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides students with a portable hotspot device for connecting to the internet. The NTIA shall prioritize institutions that will provide hotspots to the highest number of low-income students and, to the extent practicable, shall disburse at least 5% of grant funds to Indian Tribes and 5% to U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Title
Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
2019-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-11-21 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1485) |
2019-11-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Internet and video services
Libraries and archives
Science, technology, communications
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Internet and video services
Libraries and archives
Science, technology, communications
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5243/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5243/BILLS-116hr5243ih.pdf |