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HR 6534 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Pornography Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Public utilities and utility rates

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020

Introduced: July 13, 2020 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020

This bill expands the public housing utility allowance for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunch to include the cost of high-speed internet service.

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 13, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6534: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6534/
MLA
"H.R. 6534: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6534/.
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H.R. 6534, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6534/.
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