US HB4668 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to state and local educational agencies to promote media literacy and digital citizenship. Among other things, media literacy includes the ability to access relevant information, analyze media content, evaluate the accuracy of information, and make educated decisions about products and services, education, health, and wellness based on information obtained from media and digital sources. The bill defines digital citizenship as, among other things, the ability to safely, responsibly, and ethically use communication technologies and to participate in the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of life related to technology and the digital world. ED must establish a Federal Advisory Council to assist in evaluating and awarding grants and developing and making available to states and local educational agencies evidence-based model curricula and standards for media literacy education. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on media literacy and digital citizenship competencies in schools, and related issues.
Title
Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act
Sponsors
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA] | Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL] |
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ] | Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2019-10-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2240 (Related) 2019-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
News media and reporting
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
News media and reporting
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4668/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4668/BILLS-116hr4668ih.pdf |