3.0.0 7774 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z House HR 2020-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 131 (Friday, July 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAALAND:H.R. 7774.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitution Article I, Sec. 8[Page H3859]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-08-21T20:04:46Z Referred to 2020-07-24T13:03:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-24T13:03:25Z DIGITAL Reservations Act 116 4331 S 2020-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2020-08-21 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Committee 2020-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-07-24 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 N C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-09-15 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-09-15 False Native Americans Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Census and government statistics Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Economic development Educational facilities and institutions Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency communications systems Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal-Indian relations Government trust funds Health facilities and institutions Indian lands and resources rights Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Land use and conservation Libraries and archives Licensing and registrations Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Radio spectrum allocation Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Native Americans 00 2020-07-24 Introduced in House 2021-01-14T18:12:22Z Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act

This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.

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DIGITAL Reservations Act Display Title DIGITAL Reservations Act Short Title(s) as Introduced DIGITAL Reservations Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To preserve Indian Tribes' and Native Hawaiian organizations' autonomy of access to spectrum over Tribal lands and expedite immediate deployment of telecommunications services for critical government services, including national emergencies, natural disasters, public health and biohazard threats, safety, education, opportunity to participate in the broadband economy, self-governance, access to Federal, State, and Tribal voting and elections, and the Federal census count, for the protection of life and property in furtherance of the Federal trust responsibility, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7774ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7774ih.xml 2020-08-21 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. 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.