US HB5850 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.
Title
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
| Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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. |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3264 (Same As) 2020-11-18 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Land use and conservation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Native Americans
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Land use and conservation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Native Americans
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5850/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5850/BILLS-116hr5850ih.pdf |
