US SB4285 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.
Title
HOTSPOTS Act The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act
Sponsors
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
SB4515 (Related) 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Subjects
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Education
Education programs funding
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Libraries and archives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Education
Education programs funding
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Libraries and archives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4285/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4285/BILLS-116s4285is.pdf |