S 4285
116th Congress
Senate
Education
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Education programs funding
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
HOTSPOTS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
The Hotspots and Online Technology and Services Procurement for our Tribes and States Act or the HOTSPOTS Act
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program through which the Institute of Museum and Library Services must award grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4285: HOTSPOTS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4285/
"S. 4285: HOTSPOTS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4285/.
S. 4285, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4285/.
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