3.0.0 599 2025-12-05T09:08:08Z 2025-12-05T09:08:08Z Senate S S 2023-03-01 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/599 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-01T19:14:27Z 118 1412 HR 2023-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2023-03-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-03-01 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2023-03-01 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-03-01 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2023-03-01 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2023-03-01 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2023-03-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2023-03-01 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2023-03-22 False W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-09-19 False Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2023-03-16T14:45:17Z

00 2023-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2023-12-04T16:17:39Z <p><b>Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill sets out a process for establishing a foundation to raise funding for, develop programs and partnerships to, and otherwise support efforts to expand access to broadband internet and promote digital literacy, inclusion, and equity. The bill authorizes the foundation to carry out a range of activities to advance its mission, such as awarding grants and establishing for-profit subsidiaries to stimulate economic development and attract investment partners.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill creates a temporary committee with members appointed by the Department of Commerce and other federal departments and agencies to set up the foundation and appoint the initial voting members of its board of directors.</p> <p>Within 90 days of the establishment of the foundation, the board must convene an advisory committee to annually report on and make recommendations concerning the foundation's activities. Additionally, within one year of the bill's enactment (and with input of the advisory committee), the foundation must provide Congress with a strategic plan for its activities during the two-year period following the submission of the plan.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the foundation's activities every five years, and the foundation must provide Commerce and GAO with annual audits.</p>

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