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Digital Equity Act of 2021

Introduced: March 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Digital Equity Act of 2021

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for promoting digital equity, supporting digital inclusion activities, and building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.

Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband.

What's happening now March 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 1783 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • S 745 Related bill Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
  • HR 1848 Related bill LIFT America Act
  • HR 3684 Related bill Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
  • S 2018 Related bill Digital Equity Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Mar 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1841: Digital Equity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1841/
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"H.R. 1841: Digital Equity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1841/.
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H.R. 1841, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1841/.
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