3.0.0 4486 2022-11-01T13:49:51Z 2022-11-01T13:49:51Z House HR 2019-09-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MCNERNEY:H.R. 4486.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H7989]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-26T16:38:18Z Referred to 2019-09-25T14:01:10Z Digital Equity Act of 2019 116 1167 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 7302 HR 2020-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Economic Justice Act 116 5065 S 2020-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7713-7806) Related bill CRS 2019-09-26 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2019-09-25 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-09-25 True Science, Technology, Communications Adult education and literacy Aging Community life and organization Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Digital media Disability and paralysis Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Health facilities and institutions Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Libraries and archives Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Racial and ethnic relations Right of privacy Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-09-25 Introduced in House 2019-12-17T16:36:55Z Digital Equity Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.

Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband.

]]> Digital Equity Act of 2019 Display Title Digital Equity Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Digital Equity Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4486ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4486ih.xml 2019-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.