S 5321
117th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
DIGITAL Reservations Act
Introduced: December 20, 2022
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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