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HR 5834 113th Congress House

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

Official title: To include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2014 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPornographyPoverty and welfare assistance
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 10, 2014
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 Latest action December 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require high-speed Internet service costs to be included in public housing utility allowances for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunches.

Prohibits a dwelling unit's Internet cost allowance from: (1) exceeding the lowest cost available in the area, and (2) including costs for cable or satellite television or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television.

Conditions Internet cost allowances on the service including technology to block visual depictions that are obscene or harmful to minors.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5834: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5834/
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"H.R. 5834: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5834/.
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H.R. 5834, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5834/.
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