S 698 117th 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

Introduced: March 11, 2021 See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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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, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians to purchase and distribute internet-connected devices to libraries in rural and low-income areas.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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