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Tribal Connect Act of 2022

Introduced: September 28, 2022 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 28, 2022
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Tribal Connect Act of 2022

This bill expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide broadband internet access service to essential community-serving institutions (e.g., community centers) located on tribal land.

What's happening now September 28, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9343 Related bill Tribal Connect Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 28, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5001: Tribal Connect Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5001/
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"S. 5001: Tribal Connect Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5001/.
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S. 5001, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5001/.
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