3.0.0 996 2023-01-11T13:47:33Z 2023-01-11T13:47:33Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T18:01:41Z United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 117 1260 S 2021-06-08 Passed Senate, under the order of 5/28/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 32. Record Vote Number: 226. (text: CR S4049-4499) Related bill CRS 2021-03-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-03-25 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2021-03-25 True W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2021-10-19 False Science, Technology, Communications Accounting and auditing Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Education programs funding Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Higher education Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Minority education Minority employment Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-05T14:42:19Z Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act or the IMPACT Act

This bill establishes a grant program to assist certain institutions of higher education with setting up a program that prepares minority students to participate in the telecommunications workforce.

Specifically, the bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, acting through the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, to establish the Telecommunications Workforce Training Grant Program. This grant program shall provide funds to historically Black colleges or universities, tribal colleges or universities, or minority-serving institutions to facilitate the creation of programs that (1) educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce, and (2) include both a curriculum and apprenticeship or internship opportunities.

]]> IMPACT Act Display Title IMPACT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to award grants to certain intuitions of higher education to educate and train students to participate in the telecommunications workforce. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced IMPACT Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Improving Minority Participation And Careers in Telecommunications Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s996is/xml/BILLS-117s996is.xml 2021-03-25 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.