US Congress House Bill 5661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tribal Connect Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. The Federal Communications Commission must establish a Tribal Anchor Institution Program to provide E-rate support to tribes for institutions that are not schools or libraries, such as community centers. E-rate support may be provided to institutions designated by tribes if: (1) the tribes do not have existing libraries that are eligible for E-rate support; (2) the institutions are exclusively owned by the tribes; and (3) the institutions intend to deliver publicly available Internet access to students, teachers, librarians, and community members for educational purposes.

Tribal Connect Act of 2018

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2018-04-27	House	Introduced in House

SB2205 (Related) 2017-12-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5661/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5661/BILLS-115hr5661ih.pdf