3.0.0 3690 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z 2023-01-11T13:42:42Z Senate S 2020-05-12 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-12T20:21:01Z The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 116 6563 HR 2020-05-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E425) Related bill CRS Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act 116 4112 S 2020-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 4131 S 2020-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-05-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-09-15 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computers and information technology Educational facilities and institutions Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government trust funds Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Libraries and archives Minority education Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-04T15:40:07Z Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020

This bill establishes and provides funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must provide support for certain schools or libraries to purchase specified telecommunications equipment during the public health emergency declared because of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the FCC shall provide funds to certain elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries to purchase telecommunications equipment or services (e.g., Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, and routers) for use by students, staff, or patrons at locations that include locations other than the schools or libraries. Priority must be given to students, staff, or patrons who do not have access to such equipment or services.

Following the emergency period, funding recipients are authorized to use purchased equipment for appropriate purposes but may not sell or transfer such equipment for anything of value, except for upgraded equipment of the same type.

]]> Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 Display Title Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during emergency periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3690is/xml/BILLS-116s3690is.xml 2020-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.