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DIGITAL Reservations Act

Introduced: July 27, 2020 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Deploying the Internet by Guaranteeing Indian Tribes Autonomy over Licensing on Reservations Act or the DIGITAL Reservations Act

This bill grants Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with exclusive rights to all available or unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum over their tribal lands and prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking specified actions related to spectrum licenses over tribal lands. It also requires the FCC to establish a fund to support tribal access to broadband and telecommunications services.

What's happening now July 27, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7774 Identical bill DIGITAL Reservations Act
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4331: DIGITAL Reservations Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4331/
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"S. 4331: DIGITAL Reservations Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4331/.
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S. 4331, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4331/.
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