HR 5850
116th Congress
House
Native Americans
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
Introduced: February 11, 2020
Introduced by:
Gallego, Ruben
Democratic
· Arizona
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Feb 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 11, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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.
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020
This bill establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.