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Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act

Introduced: December 5, 2019 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Nov 21, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1485)
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program.

Under the program, the NTIA may provide grants to eligible institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools, universities, Indian Tribes, or libraries) to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides students with a portable hotspot device for connecting to the internet. The NTIA shall prioritize institutions that will provide hotspots to the highest number of low-income students and, to the extent practicable, shall disburse at least 5% of grant funds to Indian Tribes and 5% to U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

What's happening now November 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 23
McEachin, A.
· May 8, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Mar 25, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 19, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 4, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 8, 2020
KIND, RON
· Dec 12, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 6, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 21, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Nov 21, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 21, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 21, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 21, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Nov 21, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5243: Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5243/
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