3.0.0 4515 2023-01-11T13:45:16Z 2023-01-11T13:45:16Z Senate S 2020-08-06 116 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-08-06T21:44:45Z HOTSPOTS Act 116 4285 S 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-08-06 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral 2020-08-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-08-06 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-09-17 False Science, Technology, Communications Alaska Natives and Hawaiians American Samoa Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Veterans Affairs Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Guam Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Libraries and archives Marshall Islands Mental health Micronesia Northern Mariana Islands Palau Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development U.S. territories and protectorates Veterans' medical care Virgin Islands Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-08-06 Introduced in Senate 2021-10-05T14:46:13Z Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act or the ACCESS the Internet Act

This bill provides funding to support distance learning and connected care in response to COVID-19.

Specifically, the bill provides funds for (1) elementary and secondary school emergency relief grants to purchase internet-connected devices and associated services that support distance learning, (2) a pilot program to award grants for the purchase and distribution of internet-connected devices for libraries in rural and low-income areas, (3) the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission, and (4) the furnishing of internet-connected devices and associated services to veterans for accessing telehealth services.

]]> ACCESS the Internet Act Display Title ACCESS the Internet Act Short Title(s) as Introduced ACCESS the Internet Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide funding for internet-connected devices and associated internet connectivity services. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4515is/xml/BILLS-116s4515is.xml 2020-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. 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.