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HR 2512 109th Congress House

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act

Official title: To provide for the establishment of a Digital Opportunity Investment Trust.

Introduced: May 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jun 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
May 19, 2005
Introduced in House
May 19, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Latest action June 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, which shall receive 30 percent of the proceeds received by the federal government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2028 from any use of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum after September 30, 2007.

Establishes: (1) a Board to oversee administration of the Trust; and (2) a Director of the Trust.

Sets forth authorized Trust uses.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2512: Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2512/
MLA
"H.R. 2512: Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2512/.
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H.R. 2512, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2512/.
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